Meaning of gorgière | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A gorget (piece of armor).
   historical, uncommon
2. A gorget (clothing item).
   historical, uncommon

Equivalents

Examples

“The camail that protected the neck has given place⟳ to the gorgière of plate, which for greater freedom of[…]”

“The throat is protected by a gorgière or standard of mail, the lower edge vandyked, resembling the specimen […]”

“[…] were all the arts of the cunning devoted to the guimpe, the gorgières, the mentonnières, the voluminous escoffions.”

“Woman wearing a gorgière. n. c.1310, French.”

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