gorgière

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

gorgière (plural gorgières)

  1. (historical, uncommon) A gorget (piece of armor).
    • 1843, Henry Shaw, Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages:
      The camail that protected the neck has given place to the gorgière of plate, which for greater freedom of […]
    • 1852, The Archaeological Journal, page 103:
      The throat is protected by a gorgière or standard of mail, the lower edge vandyked, resembling the specimen […]
  2. (historical, uncommon) A gorget (clothing item).
    • 1904, The Connoisseur, page 95:
      […] were all the arts of the cunning devoted to the guimpe, the gorgières, the mentonnières, the voluminous escoffions.
    • 1975, Richard Corson, Stage Makeup, Prentice Hall:
      Woman wearing a gorgière. n. c.1310, French.

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

gorgière f (plural gorgières)

  1. (historical) gorget (armor)
  2. Synonym of gorgère (clothing)
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