gorget

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gorget, from Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/, /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɛt/, /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒət/, /ˌɡoɹˈʒeɪ/ === Noun === gorget (plural gorgets) (historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest. Synonyms: neckplate, hausse-col, (less common) gorgerin, (less common) gorgerette (historical) A crescent-shaped ornamental metal plate suspended around the neck from the crescent's points by a length of chain or ribbon, used to indicate rank or authority and was worn as part of a dress military uniform by officers. (historical) A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple. Synonym: (less common) gorgerette An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc. (surgery) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy. Synonym: (obsolete) gorgeret A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget. (zoology) A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal. (UK, dialect, Cornwall) A hake caught in a net set for other fish. ==== Derived terms ==== gorget hummer gorgeted ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “gorget”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.