English Explanatory Dictionary

gorgerin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings.
  2. Synonym of gorget (“armor”).
  3. Synonym of gorget (“wimple (clothing); necklace, neck-ornamentation”).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɔɹ.d͡ʒəɹ.ɪn/

Word forms

gorgerin gorgerins

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorgerin.

Synonyms

colarino hypotrachelium gorget
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