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We found 16 definitions of gorget from 5 different sources.

What does gorget mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: gorgets

gorget - armor plate that protects the neck

armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire

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Wiktionary

gorget (Noun)
A piece of armour for the throat.
gorget (Noun)
A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.
gorget (Noun)
An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
gorget (Noun)
A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
gorget (Noun)
A grooved instrunent used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget .
gorget (Noun)
A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

gorget (n.)
A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate, defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th century.
gorget (n.)
A piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other steel armor.
gorget (n.)
A small ornamental plate, usually crescent-shaped, and of gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers in full uniform in some modern armies.
gorget (n.)
A ruff worn by women.
gorget (n.)
A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
gorget (n.)
A grooved instrunent used in performing various operations; -- called also blunt gorget.
gorget (n.)
A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

gorget
(Ital. gorgietta, from gorga, a throat). That part of ancient armor which defended the neck. Also a crescent-shaped ornament formerly worn by military officers on the breast.