gorgerin

Meaning

1. In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings; the hypotrachelium.
2. Synonym of gorget (“armor”)
3. Synonym of gorget (“wimple (clothing); necklace, neck-ornamentation”)

Synonyms

necking

Frisian

frieze

collarine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɔɹ.d͡ʒəɹ.ɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorgerin.