gorget vs nape

gorget

noun
  • A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal. 

  • A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest. 

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

  • 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. 

  • A cutting instrument used in lithotomy. 

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

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

  • A hake caught in a net set for other fish. 

nape

noun
  • The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head. 

  • Napalm. 

  • The back part of the neck. 

verb
  • To bombard with napalm. 

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