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gorget::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | armour plate, plate armor, plate armour, armor plating, armor plate |
Examples of gorget
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The face is light grey with a broad reddish-brown gorget.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A brigadier's uniform may also have red gorget patches.
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The gorget is the brilliantly colored neck feathers under the bill that flash to ward off males and attract females.
From the sltrib.com
General Adrian devised a breastplate which joined the abdominal defence which was also provided with a gorget.
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Males have a double band across the breast while females have a single gorget that is often broken in the middle.
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Not to defend any outside exploitation of Libyan oil, but people tend to gorget that the whole industry was started by foreign expertise.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some historians say those crescents represented a piece of armor called a gorget, dating back to medieval times, that was hung around the neck to protect the throat.
From the timesunion.com
A small gorget of folded fabric is sewn in around the collar to prevent an opponent's blade from slipping under the mask and along the jacket upwards towards the neck.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The list comprised a helmet, a gorget, a chain mail shirt, a lamellar coat or cuirass, leg armour, gauntlets, sword, shield, two bows with spare strings, 30 arrows, axe or mace, and horse armour.
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- Armor plate that protects the neck
- A gorget (or) originally was a steel or leather collar designed to protect the throat. It was a feature of older types of armour and intended to protect against swords and other non-projectile weapons. ...
- A gorget is the colored throat patch found on various birds. The term is derived from the gorget used in military armor to protect the throat. It is commonly found on hummingbirds, and especially the male hummingbird. ...
- A piece of armour for the throat; A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple; An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc
- A plaque-like or crescent-shaped object of stone, wood, shell, etc., often elaborately decorated, and perforated for suspension around the neck.
- The throat feathers. In the adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbird they are an iridescent red; in females of any age they are white; in in young (Hatch Year) males and they also may be white or lightly streaked with black or green.
- A relatively large, flat, or gently curving object of polished stone, shell, or metal, with holes for suspension. Usually believed to have been worn as an ornament around the throat.
- A steel collar, used in fifteenth-century armor.
- A circular ornament, flat or convex on one side and concave on the other, usually worn over the chest.
