Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That part of a suit of armor, especially plate-armor, which protects the neck; the colletin.
- noun Rarely, the gorget.
- noun A frill or a strip of lace or linen worn at the neck of a gown; a tucker.
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Examples
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A helmet with a visor, so fitted to the gorget or neck-piece, that the head could be turned without exposing the neck.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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A piece of armour protecting the neck, upon which the helmet fitted; a neck-piece.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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The draped black dress was topped with an ornate shoulder-and neck-piece.
Anna Paquin Emmy Awards 2010: Dazzling In McQueen (PHOTOS, POLL) 2010
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He had a valet, one of the Hermans, to help him with dressing; the Herman wrapped Figg's neck-piece for evening wear and adjusted his toe-boots to perfection.
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But a Haspur's hearing was as sharp as that of any owl, and T'fyrr was positive from the bland expression on Harperus 'face that the Deliambren had some device rigged up inside that bizarre head - and neck-piece he sported that gave him the same aural advantage.
The Eagle And The Nightingale Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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They were glad to drink their morning coffee and eat their lunch before the fire, and Mary's little sable neck-piece, relic of former opulence, appeared in the evenings when they sought their dinner.
The Nest Builder Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
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It's one of the tails off Martha's fur neck-piece.
The Story of a White Rocking Horse Laura Lee Hope
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"How cold it is!" exclaimed Grace Ford, wrapping closer about her a fur neck-piece, and plunging her gloved hands deeper into the pockets of her maroon sweater.
The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats Laura Lee Hope
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Put neck-piece, heart, liver, gizzard, and back pieces in center of dish; put 2 pieces of breast on top, second joints on one side of plate, legs crossed on other, and wing at each end of plate.
The Story of Crisco Marion Harris Neil
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The marten, on the contrary, who, with his long and slender body, his fine head, his soft skin, and his light brown neck-piece, looked like a little marvel of beauty, but in reality was nothing but a crude forest dweller – hardly answered him.
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