a piece of armor protecting the throat; an ornamental collar; part of a wimple covering throat and shoulders
[n] A large ornament worn on a cord worn around the neck European officers wore crescent-shaped gorgets as a sign of rank in the 17th and 18th centuries
This is a band of armor worn around the neck to protect it from attacks from any direction
A ornament made of stone, slate, or shell which was typically ground, drilled with one or more holes and polished These artifacts were presumably worn over the chest and were either suspended on a cord or attached directly to clothing Another possible use of the gorget was as an atlatl weight
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
{i} armor that protects the throat area; ornamental collar; patch of color on a bird's neck
Piece of armour protecting the throat May be a simple collar or a more elaborate design composed of several pieces
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
A flat artifact of polished stone usually with two or more drilled holes Probably used as atlatl weights in the Late Archaic period and possibly until Late Woodland times
A grooved instrunent used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget
An ornament usually worn over the chest which may be either suspended on a cord or attached directly to clothing
gorget
Hyphenation
gor·get
Pronunciation
Etymology
[ 'gor-j&t ] (noun.) 15th century. From Old French gorgete, from gorge ‘throat’.