01 n. 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 br…
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1.
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.
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2.
A piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other steel armor.“Unfix the gorget's iron clasp.” — Sir W. Scott.
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3.
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.
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4.
A ruff worn by women.[Obs.]
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5.
A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.(Surg.)
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6.
A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Gorget hummer —
a humming bird of the genus Trochilus. See Rubythroat.