"gorget" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/ [UK], /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/ [US], /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɛt/ [US], /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒət/ [US], /ˌɡoɹˈʒeɪ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gorget.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gorgets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gorget, from Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gorget}} Middle English gorget, {{der|en|fro|gorgete}} Old French gorgete, {{m|fro|gorge||throat}} gorge (“throat”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gorget (plural gorgets)
  1. (historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Armor Synonyms: neckplate, hausse-col, gorgerin [uncommon], gorgerette [uncommon] Translations (armour): gola [feminine] (Catalan), gorjal [masculine] (Catalan), gorgerin [masculine] (French), hausse-col [masculine] (French), gorgueira [feminine] (Galician), Ringkragen [masculine] (German), Halsberge [feminine] (German), gorgiera [feminine] (Italian), 喉当て (nodoate) (Japanese), 고지트 (gojiteu) (Korean), goržetas [masculine] (Lithuanian), gurgiera [feminine] (Maltese), ringkrage [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ringkrave [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ringkrage [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), طوقه (Persian), ryngraf [masculine] (Polish), gorjal [masculine] (Portuguese), gorjeira [feminine] (Portuguese), горже́т (goržét) [masculine] (Russian), gorjal [masculine] (Spanish), ringkrage [common-gender] (Swedish), горже́т (horžét) [masculine] (Ukrainian), горжет (gorjet) [Cyrillic] (Uzbek), gorjet [Roman] (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-gorget-en-noun-dBn47eXw Disambiguation of Armor: 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 11 3 18 16 20 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 13 14 4 16 14 18 7 Disambiguation of 'armour': 64 6 4 5 6 6 5 5
  2. (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. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-gorget-en-noun-ciRMo8zm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 11 3 18 16 20 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 13 14 4 16 14 18 7
  3. (historical) A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: gorgerette [uncommon] Translations (women's clothing): gorgerette [feminine] (French), gorgerin [masculine] (French), Brusttuch [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-gorget-en-noun-cJ8qAkfS Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 11 38 27 0 8 1 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 11 3 18 16 20 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 13 14 4 16 14 18 7 Disambiguation of "women's clothing": 1 3 75 7 2 2 3 8
  4. An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc. Translations (ornament for the neck): gola [feminine] (Catalan), hausse-col [masculine] (French), Halsberge [feminine] (German), Ringkragen [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-gorget-en-noun-rC4QsYW- Disambiguation of 'ornament for the neck': 1 8 7 70 2 2 8 2
  5. (surgery) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy. Categories (topical): Surgery, Medical equipment Synonyms: gorgeret [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-gorget-en-noun-wcQNGwUX Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 3 18 7 5 27 18 13 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 11 3 18 16 20 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 13 14 4 16 14 18 7 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  6. A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.
    Sense id: en-gorget-en-noun-AiLc5GZf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 11 3 18 16 20 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 13 14 4 16 14 18 7
  7. (zoology) A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-gorget-en-noun-Z0MmHjIE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 11 3 18 16 20 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 13 14 4 16 14 18 7 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  8. (UK, dialect, Cornwall) A hake caught in a net set for other fish. Tags: Cornwall, UK, dialectal Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-gorget-en-noun-6GCXynbj Disambiguation of Fishing: 6 12 11 10 11 14 11 26 Categories (other): British English, Cornish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gorget hummer, gorgeted Related terms: gorgelet

Inflected forms

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