English
Etymology
From Old French gorgete, from gorge �throat�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�g�:ʤɪt/
Noun
en-noun
- context|historical A piece of armour for the throat.
#*1968: Hawkmoon whipped his sword from the scabbard, leaped forward, and drove the blade into the throat of the warrior just below his gorget. � Michael Moorcock, The Mad God's Amulet (Gollancz 2003, p. 209)
- An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
#*1917: Washington Irving, wikisource:The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow|The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - "There was ... the golden-winged woodpecker, with his crimson crest, his broad black gorget, and splendid plumage ..."
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