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Gorget Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gorget? [n] armor plate that protects the neck Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gorget: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gorget: See Also \| armor plate \| armor plating \| armour plate \| body armor \| body armour \| cataphract \| coat of mail \| plate armor \| plate armour \| suit of armor \| suit of armour Gorget In Webster's Dictionary \Gor"get\, n. [OF. gorgete, dim. of gorge throat. See {Gorge}, n.] 1. A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate, defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th century. 2. A piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other steel armor. Unfix the gorget's iron clasp. --Sir W. Scott. 3. A small ornamental plate, usually crescent-shaped, and of gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers in full uniform in some modern armies. 4. A ruff worn by women. [Obs.] 5. (Surg.) (a) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy. (b) A grooved instrunent used in performing various operations; -- called also {blunt gorget}. --Dunglison. 6. (Zo["o]l.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal. {Gorget hummer} (Zo["o]l.), a humming bird of the genus {Trochilus}. See {Rubythroat}.

Gorget Definition And Meaning

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[n] armor plate that protects the neck

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Gorget In Webster's Dictionary

\Gor"get\, n. [OF. gorgete, dim. of gorge throat. See
{Gorge}, n.]
1. A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate,
   defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and
   forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th
   century.

2. A piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn
   over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other
   steel armor.

         Unfix the gorget's iron clasp.        --Sir W.
                                               Scott.

3. A small ornamental plate, usually crescent-shaped, and of
   gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers
   in full uniform in some modern armies.

4. A ruff worn by women. [Obs.]

5. (Surg.)
   (a) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
   (b) A grooved instrunent used in performing various
       operations; -- called also {blunt gorget}.
       --Dunglison.



6. (Zo["o]l.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of
   a bird or mammal.

{Gorget hummer} (Zo["o]l.), a humming bird of the genus
   {Trochilus}. See {Rubythroat}.

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