Gorget Definition

gôrjĭt
gorgets
noun
A piece of armor to protect the throat.
Webster's New World
A collar.
Webster's New World
An article of clothing covering the neck and breast, formerly worn by women; wimple.
Webster's New World
A patch of color, often iridescent, on the throat of a bird, as on a male hummingbird.
Webster's New World
A surgical director or guide with a wide groove for use in lithotomy.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Gorget

Noun

Singular:
gorget
Plural:
gorgets

Origin of Gorget

  • Middle English from Old French gorgete diminutive of gorge throat gorge

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”).

    From Wiktionary

Gorget Sentence Examples

  • Seen in front, its white face, striped with black, and broad black gorget attract attention as it sits, often motionless, on the rocks; while in flight the white of the lower part of the back and white band across the wings are no less conspicuous even at a distance.

  • The iron staples which held the collar or gorget were visible not many years ago.

  • The ring-ousel, Turdus torquatus, has a dark bill and conspicuous white gorget, whence its name.

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Words Starting With

GGOGOR

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TETGET

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