Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorget

/ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: gor-get
IPA: /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.

noun

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.

noun

A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.

noun

An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.

noun

A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.

noun

A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.

noun

A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.

noun

A hake caught in a net set for other fish.

British usage

Example Sentences

"About his neck a threefold gorget, / As rough as trebled leathern target"
"Unfix the gorget's iron clasp."
"Hawkmoon whipped his sword from the scabbard, leaped forward, and drove the blade into the throat of the warrior just below his gorget."
"Renly lifted his chin to allow Brienne to fasten his gorget in place."
"I heard he presented Hygd with a gorget, the priceless torque that the prince's daughter Wealhtheow, had given him."
"There was […] the golden-winged woodpecker, with his crimson crest, his broad black gorget, and splendid plumage […]"

Etymology

From Middle English gorget, from Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gorget, gorgete

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/
British English: /ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

gorgets (plural)

Derived Forms

gorgeted

Phrases

gorget hummer

Frequently Paired Words

gorge gorgelet

Synonyms

neckplate hausse-col gorgerin gorgerette gorgeret

Questions

How do you pronounce gorget?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/.
What does gorget mean?: A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.
Where does gorget come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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