gor·get
(gôrjit)
(gôrjit)n.
1. A piece of armor protecting the throat.
2. An ornamental collar.
3. The scarflike part of a wimple covering the neck and shoulders.
4. A band or patch of distinctive color on the throat of an animal, especially an area of brightly colored feathers on the throat of a bird.
[Middle English, fromOld Frenchgorgete, diminutive ofgorge, throat; see GORGE.]
gorgetmale Anna's hummingbird, Calypte anna, with iridescent rose-colored gorget