Meaning & use
gorgets
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Pieces of armor or ornamental jewelry worn around the throat or neck.
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The museum displayed a set of ceremonial gorgets worn by military officers in the 1700s.
Ancient burial sites in the region have yielded carved shell gorgets worn as status symbols.
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Originally protective plates of medieval armor, gorgets later became purely decorative, worn by officers as a symbol of rank well into the eighteenth century.
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neck armorthroat guard
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