gorget

/ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/

IPA: /G AO1 R G AH0 T/

noun

1
A piece of armour for the throat.
2
A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.
3
An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
4
A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
5
A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.
6
A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.
7
A hake caught in a net set for other fish.

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