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- Dictionarygorget/ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/
noun
- 1. an article of clothing that covered the throat. historical
- 2. a patch of colour on the throat of a bird or other animal, especially a hummingbird.
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Linen or metal worn around the neck, either for defensive purposes or as a decorative element (especially of a military uniform)
A gorget was a band of linen wrapped around a woman's neck and head in the medieval period or the lower part of a simple chaperon hood. The term later described a steel or leather collar to protect the throat, a set of pieces of plate armour, or a single piece of plate armour hanging from the neck and covering the throat and chest. Later, particularly from the 18th century, the gorget became prima... Wikipedia