1
: a piece of armor protecting the throat see armor illustration
2
a
: an ornamental collar
b
: a part of a wimple covering the throat and shoulders
c
: a specially colored patch on the throat
especially
: a bright patch of feathers on the throat of a bird and especially a hummingbird
Examples of gorget in a Sentence
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Lithotomy set To remove a kidney stone, a physician would insert a slender lithotomy forceps, sometimes with a gorget, through the urethra to crush the stone, then use a scoop to extract the debris.
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Will McCarthy, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
The feathers on the gorget are iridescent, and their color changes depending on how the sunlight is hitting them.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021
The feathers will light up when the sun hits the gorget the right way.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021
Shell cups, throat coverings called gorgets, and beads in a variety of shapes were worn as jewelry or sewn onto clothing.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 Nov. 2019
The Royaume choker takes its cue from a gorget, a metal neckpiece designed to protect the throat; its centerpiece is a 19.31-carat Royal Blue sapphire surrounded by more than 1,600 diamonds and sapphires set in 18-karat white gold.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2019
The males are copper-orange, and in sunshine their gorgets glow brilliant orange-red.
—Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
For Assassin’s Creed and Merlin, the company created riveted aluminum chain mail tunics, steel gorgets to protect the throat, medieval helmets and titanium armor.
—Jason Overdorf, USA TODAY, 20 May 2017
Will McCarthy, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
The feathers on the gorget are iridescent, and their color changes depending on how the sunlight is hitting them.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021
The feathers will light up when the sun hits the gorget the right way.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021
Shell cups, throat coverings called gorgets, and beads in a variety of shapes were worn as jewelry or sewn onto clothing.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 Nov. 2019
The Royaume choker takes its cue from a gorget, a metal neckpiece designed to protect the throat; its centerpiece is a 19.31-carat Royal Blue sapphire surrounded by more than 1,600 diamonds and sapphires set in 18-karat white gold.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2019
The males are copper-orange, and in sunshine their gorgets glow brilliant orange-red.
—Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
For Assassin’s Creed and Merlin, the company created riveted aluminum chain mail tunics, steel gorgets to protect the throat, medieval helmets and titanium armor.
—Jason Overdorf, USA TODAY, 20 May 2017
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gorget
noun
gor·get
ˈgȯr-jət 
: a grooved instrument used especially formerly to guide the direction of surgical incision in lithotomy
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