English Explanatory Dictionary

gorgière

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gorget (piece of armor).
  2. A gorget (clothing item).

Pronunciation

/ɡoɹˈʒjɛɚ/

Word forms

gorgière gorgières

Etymology

Probably reborrowed directly from modern French gorgière, although also present in Middle English gorger (“throat-armour; neck-clothing”), both from Old French gorgiere.

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