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gorget
UK /ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/ US /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/
noun 5
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1ADJ.
below, rough
Definitions
noun
1
A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.
About his neck a threefold gorget, / As rough as trebled leathern target
Unfix the gorget's iron clasp.
2
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
A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.
4
An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
5
A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
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About his neck a threefold gorget, / As rough as trebled leathern target
Wiktionary02
Unfix the gorget's iron clasp.
Wiktionary03
Hawkmoon whipped his sword from the scabbard, leaped forward, and drove the blade into the throat of the warrior just below his gorget.
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