单词 | gorget |
释义 | gorget/ˈɡɔːdʒɪt /noun 1 historical An article of clothing that covered the throat.The Gorget, or Throat- piece, originated upon the Continent, and seems to have been of linen; it was three times wrapped round the neck....
1.1A piece of armour for the throat.The arrow took him through the throat, the armour piercing head passing through the gorget on the swordsman's throat with ease....
1.2A wimple.Where the man has a hood the woman has, as a rule, a head-veil and wimple or gorget....
2A patch of colour on the throat of a bird or other animal, especially a hummingbird.Both males and females are predominantly black with a glittering, rosy throat patch, or gorget, and emerald wings....
OriginLate Middle English (denoting a piece of armour protecting the throat): from Old French gorgete, from gorge 'throat' (see gorge). |
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