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/gawrjd/, adj. Heraldry.(of a beast) represented wearing something about the neck in the manner of a collar: a lion gules gorged with a collar or.[1600-10; GORGE1 + -ED3]
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Gorged — Gorged, a. 1. Having a gorge or throat. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) Bearing a coronet or ring about the neck. [1913 Webster] 3. Glutted; fed to the full. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gorged — index full, replete Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Gorged — Gorge Gorge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gorged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gorging}.] [F. gorger. See {Gorge}, n.] 1. To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities. [1913 Webster] The fish has gorged the hook. Johnson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gorged — adjective /ɡɔːdʒd,ɡɔːrdʒd/ a) With a stomach stuffed full of food. , , b) With the neck collared or encircled by an object. Gorged nearly to the uttermost when he entered the restaurant, the smell of food had almost caused him to lose his honor… … Wiktionary
gorged — I. jd adjective Etymology: from past participle of gorge (II) : glutted • gorgedly j(ə̇)dlē adverb II. adjective … Useful english dictionary
Gorged — 1) Her. Falconers used the term for the contents of the crop of a hawk. [< OldFr. gorge = throat] 2) Her. A figure with a ring around its neck. [< OldFr. gorge = throat] Gorget. That piece of a suit of armour which protected the throat. Cf … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
gorged — Synonyms and related words: allayed, bloated, bursting, choked, cloyed, congested, crammed, crowded, disgusted, distended, drenched, engorged, fed up, filled to overflowing, full, full of, glutted, hyperemic, in spate, jaded, jam packed, jammed,… … Moby Thesaurus
gorged — gÉ”rdÊ’ /gÉ”ËdÊ’ n. deep narrow passage through land; narrow canyon; throat; act of gorging oneself v. eat piggishly, stuff oneself with food, eat gluttonously … English contemporary dictionary
gorged on — ate greedily, stuffed himself with (food, candies, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
gorged — adjective [postposition] Heraldry having the neck encircled by a coronet or collar … English new terms dictionary
