English Explanatory Dictionary

neckplate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of armour worn around the throat or neck; a gorget.
  2. An armor panel on a helmet which protects the neck.
  3. A small, typically rectangular plate on the neck of a guitar (or bass, etc) through which screws are threaded to attach the neck to the body.
  4. A plate, used in tracheostomy, which prevents the tube from descending into the trachea.

Word forms

neckplate neckplates neck plate neck-plate

Etymology

From neck + plate.

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