Definition of "gorget" [gor•get]

• A piece of armor protecting the throat. (noun)
• An ornamental collar. (noun)
• The scarflike part of a wimple covering the neck and shoulders. (noun)
• A band or patch of distinctive color on the throat of an animal, especially an area of brightly colored feathers on the throat of a bird. (noun)

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• "He then used a pointed instrument called a gorget to cut through the prostate and into the bladder."
• "A gorget is a thing wore about the neck, and it serveth in that place instead of a shield."
• "The margin has "gorget," a piece of armour for the throat."