EGAVE

gorget

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.
  4. noun An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
  5. noun A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
  6. noun A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.
  7. noun A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.
  8. noun A hake caught in a net set for other fish.

Similar words

neckplate nodowa hausse-col pisane neck plate throatlet chestguard neck guard neckguard grand guard

Often followed by

of and is was with from or on patches

Word family

gorgets

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