gorgerine

English

Etymology

French gorgerin

Noun

gorgerine (plural gorgerines)

1. A necklace, an ornamentation for the neck; synonym of gorget (“ornamental collar”).
   • 2016, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Unhonored: Book Two of The Nightbirds, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 26:

     A glittering gorgerine—a necklace of layered disks— hung around her neck while, from a circlet of gold around Alicia's head, a rearing cobra stared back at her. She was the picture of ancient royalty […]

   • 2017, Randy Henderson, Smells Like Finn Spirit: The Familia Arcana, Tor Books, →ISBN, page 243:

     A loose red linen dress left her bronze shoulders bare, a shawl of green feathers hung from her arms, and a gorgerine of red, black, and turquoise stones covered her chest.