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Meaning of "gorget" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GORGET

From Old French, from gorge.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GORGET

gorget  [ˈɡɔːdʒɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GORGET

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gorget is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GORGET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gorget

Gorget

A gorget /ˈɡɔrdʒɨt/, from the French gorge meaning throat, was originally 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 subsequently described a steel or leather collar designed 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 onwards, the gorget became primarily ornamental, serving only as a symbolic accessory on military uniforms, a use which has survived to the modern day in some armies. The term may also be used of other things such as items of jewellery worn around the throat region in a number of other cultures, for example wide thin gold collars found in Ireland from the Bronze Age.

Definition of gorget in the English dictionary

The first definition of gorget in the dictionary is a collar-like piece of armour worn to protect the throat. Other definition of gorget is a part of a wimple worn by women to cover the throat and chest, esp in the 14th century. Gorget is also a band of distinctive colour on the throat of an animal, esp a bird.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GORGET


bouget
ˈbuːdʒɪt
Bridget
ˈbrɪdʒɪt
budget
ˈbʌdʒɪt
digit
ˈdɪdʒɪt
double-digit
ˈdʌb əlˌdɪdʒɪt
eejit
ˈiːdʒɪt
elegit
ɪˈliːdʒɪt
fidget
ˈfɪdʒɪt
fussbudget
ˈfʌsˌbʌdʒɪt
gadget
ˈɡædʒɪt
legit
lɪˈdʒɪt
low-budget
ˌləʊˈbʌdʒɪt
midget
ˈmɪdʒɪt
minibudget
ˈmɪnɪˌbʌdʒɪt
nidget
ˈnɪdʒɪt
parget
ˈpɑːdʒɪt
pledget
ˈplɛdʒɪt
prebudget
priːˈbʌdʒɪt
triple-digit
ˌtrɪpəlˈdɪdʒɪt
widget
ˈwɪdʒɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GORGET

gored
gorehound
Gorey
gorge
gorgeable
gorgeous
gorgeously
gorgeousness
gorger
gorgerin
gorgeted
gorgia
Gorgias
Gorgio
Gorgon
gorgoneia
gorgoneion
gorgonian
gorgonise

WORDS THAT END LIKE GORGET

attainment target
fire-and-forget
forget
garget
nontarget
on target
overget
retarget
sales target
sitting target
soft target
target

Synonyms and antonyms of gorget in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gorget» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GORGET

Find out the translation of gorget to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gorget from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gorget» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

护喉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gola
570 millions of speakers

English

gorget
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रीवात्राण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موجه استخراج الحصاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Горжет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gorget
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কণ্ঠভূষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gorgerette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gorget
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ringkragen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

首当て
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gorget
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gorget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áo giáp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gorget
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोरगेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaka işareti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gorgiera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ryngraf
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

горжет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gherdan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gorget
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gorget
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gorget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gorget
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gorget

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GORGET»

The term «gorget» is regularly used and occupies the 71.748 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GORGET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gorget» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gorget» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gorget

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GORGET»

Discover the use of gorget in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gorget and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of practical Surgery
Dividing more of the membranous part of the urethra is quite unnecessary, because it will not at all facilitate the passage of the stone out- ward. Having placed the beak of Ihe gorget in the groove of the staff, the operator takes hold of the latter ...
Samuel Cooper, 1818
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King Plates: A History of Aboriginal Gorgets
11 Silver gorget, cl851, presented by Governor Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy to Jackey Jackey who travelled with Edmund Kennedy 3 1 12 William Fernyhough ' Piper, the native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior'  ...
Jakelin Troy, National Museum of Australia, 1993
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Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the ...
22 gorget McAdams style B&P, Ill-Sr-X2 spider in rings, lightning palpi, s-c on body 23 gorget McAdams style, Madison Co., IL spider in rings, s-c on body [see Tenn-Je-F12] B&P, Ill-Ms-X1 24 gorget Craig B (Spiro), in style of McAdams B&P,  ...
George E. Lankford, F. Kent Reilly, James F. Garber, 2011
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The first lines of the practice of surgery: designed as an ...
In England, the knife has been preferred to the gorget by a large number of the best modern surgeons, some of whom, however, appear yet to be reluctant to abandon gorgets altogether. Mr. Thomas Blizard employed a particular knife for ...
Samuel Cooper, 1820
5
The Prehistory of the Chickamauga Basin in Tennessee
200 shell beads, turkey shell gorget, spider shell gorget, conch vessel 16 shell beads Ca. 100 shell beads, turkey shell gorget Ca. 725 shell beads, mica 32 shell beads, mica Pottery vessel, ca. 425 shell beads, cross shell gorget, 2 turkey shell ...
Thomas McDowell Nelson Lewis, Lynne P. Sullivan, 1995
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Material Culture from Prehistoric Virginia
The gorget is a personal adornment item made from high quality materials. While stone was the preferred material, Hariot or Harriot (1893) mentions copper gorgets along the North Carolina coast. It is a rectangularly-shaped implement with ...
William Hranicky, 2009
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The dramatic works of Samuel Foote, esq: to which is ...
Gorget. I took the liberty, by way of prevention, to get him fecured for the money received of my enfign. Air. Indeed ! Gorget. And, as this affair is rather of a criminal nature, he will think himfelf happy to efcape by reftoring the plunder. Air. My kind ...
Samuel Foote, 1809
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The Medical and Physical Journal
By Charles Brandon Trye, F. R.S. ovo. London, fall. pp.49. Callow . The objections which have lately been urged against the employment of the Gorget in Lythotomy, and the recommendation of the Scalpel for dividing the integuments, muscles ...
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The Annual Medical Review and Register
pen, if tl« surgeon depresses too much the handle of the staff, while he pushes the gorget forwards. ' 2. If the operator pushes the gorget onwards too horizontally, the prostate gland, being moveable, will recede, tlje gorget slip from the groove ...
‎1809
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Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Surgery ... ...
the groove, and keep it there until you feel its situation occupied by the beak of the gorget; be sure not to withdraw your finger until you are satisfied of this fact. Well, having placed the beak of the gorget in the groove, take hold of the handle of ...
Sir Astley Paston COOPER, 1830

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GORGET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gorget is used in the context of the following news items.
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Warrior patriots: Catawba Indians sided with anti-British colonists in …
The gorget owned by Piney George – and buried with him and then stolen – was returned to the tribe in 1998 by a museum. | LAYNE BAILEY ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
2
Bird Notes | Ruby-throated hummingbird babies set to strike out on …
It takes a while for males to begin to show any sign of what will become their colorful gorget (throat) feathers. Young ruby-throated ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jun 15»
3
Gone Gaspee
The gorget, the last vestige of armor, was a symbol of rank. Wealthy officers would have gold or silver; Gilbert wears brass. His fascination goes beyond the ... «Rhode Island Monthly, Jun 15»
4
'We Are One,' at the BPL, looks at America becoming America
A gorget? It's a piece of ornamental armor worn around the throat. That's the casually didactic fashion in which “We Are One” works: Looking at ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
5
More than fantasy 'Practical history society' brings education, fun to …
Combat fighters must wear a helm; a “gorget,” or kind of thick, medieval neck guard; a kidney belt; copts on the elbows and knees; a groin ... «Tahlequah Daily Press, Jun 15»
6
Day 143: Border Birding
... his backyard feeders, and, after an hour, the hummer flew in with its gorget glinting in the sunshine. A glittering end to another awesome day. «Audubon Magazine Blog, May 15»
7
Bird Notes | New broods are out, learning their way in the world
... when they leave their nests. It takes a while for males to begin to show any sign of what will become their colorful gorget (throat) feathers. «Myrtle Beach Sun News, May 15»
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A personal look at the Burren
The DVD also highlights Lemenagh Castle, the Tau Cross, Ballyportry Castle, the Pinnacle Well, the Gleninsheen Gorget, the Cusack Centre, ... «Clare Champion, May 15»
9
Cube starts £11m project to cut tenants' fuel bills
Hundreds of tenants in the city's Broomhill and Gorget areas will benefit from a new state-of-the-art district heating system and solid wall ... «Scottish Housing News, Mar 15»
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Archaeology | Ancient 'imaginary creatures' artifacts fascinate
The circular ornament is called a gorget and is made from marine shell and engraved with an image of a fantastic creature that Bob Genheimer, ... «Columbus Dispatch, Mar 15»

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