Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gorget.
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Examples
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And what about those neck-collar thingies like in some 80′s Arnie Schwarzenegger film, where they get their heads blown off if they are off-side? on November 27, 2009 at 2: 31 pm Not surprised anymore
Be Carefull What You Wish For « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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The razor edge of Elven steel slipped in between the steel shoulder guard and the steel neck-collar of his enemy's armor, sinking through bearskin vest, chain armor, flesh, and bone, to sever his attacker's arm cleanly at the joint.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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An iron neck-collar was hanging in one of these cells.
Les Miserables 2008
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The only other marks are a broad neck-collar of vivid crimson, and a few delicate white touches on the outer margins of the hind wings.
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The razor edge of Elven steel slipped in between the steel shoulder guard and the steel neck-collar of his enemy's armor, sinking through bearskin vest, chain armor, flesh, and bone, to sever his attacker's arm cleanly at the joint.
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The apparent leader also wore a neck-collar and chestpiece that looked as if it had been derived from armor some time in the far distant past.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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The apparent leader also wore a neck-collar and chestpiece that looked as if it had been derived from armor some time in the far distant past.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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The only other marks are a broad neck-collar of vivid crimson, and a few delicate white touches on the outer margins of the hind wings.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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And these men were no serfs, as was shown by the respectability of their appearance, and the absence of the brazen neck-collar which marked the slave.
One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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An iron neck-collar was hanging in one of these cells.
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