gor·ger·in
| \ ˈgȯ(r)jərə̇n \
plural -s
Definition of gorgerin
: the part of the capital in some columns between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus
also
: the space between two neck moldings
— called also hypotrachelium, necking
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