gorget

noun

1. A piece of armour for the throat.

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

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

4. A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.

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

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

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