Etymology

gorget

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Today it means: A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest. Full definition →

Middle English gorget ← Old French gorgete
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  1. Old French · derived fromgorgete
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgorget
  3. English todaygorget

From Middle English gorget, from Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”).

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