gorget noun¹. ['gɔ:dʒɪt] LME.
[Old French gorgete, formed as GORGE noun¹: see -ET¹.]
1. A piece of armour for the throat. obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
b. A woman's wimple, covering the head, neck, and shoulders. obsolete exc. Hist. M16.
c. A collar. E17.

2. An ornament for the neck; a necklace, a decorative collar, etc.; Military History a gilt crescent-shaped badge worn on a chain round the neck by officers on duty. L15.

3. In pl. A type of pillory consisting of a hinged iron collar worn about the neck. Scot. obsolete exc. Hist. M17.

4. A patch of colour on the throat or breast of an animal, esp. a bird E19.

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gorget noun². ['gɔ:dʒɪt] M18.
[Alt. of GORGERET.]
Surgery. An instrument with a wide longitudinal groove or channel used in the removal of stones from the bladder.

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