gorget

gorget Definition

gor·get (gôr′jit)

noun

a piece of armor to protect the throat
a collar
an article of clothing covering the neck and breast, formerly worn by women; wimple
a patch of color, often iridescent, on the throat of a bird, as on a male hummingbird

Etymology: ME < OFr gorgete < gorgiere: see gorgeous

gorget Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

patch: Also on each lapel of the undress uniform a gorget patch of black with a center strip of one row of red tracing.

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