gorget

(historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.

(historical) A crescent-shaped ornamental metal plate suspended around the neck from the crescent's points by a length of chain or ribbon. It was used to indicate rank or authority and was worn as part of a full-dress military uniform by officers. It symbolically represented the neck-armor worn by officers in previous centuries.

(historical) A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.

An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.

(surgery) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.

A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.

(zoology) A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.

(UK, dialect, Cornwall) A hake caught in a net set for other fish.