1. wearing or having a gorget (a piece of armor protecting the throat, or a decorative collar or band around the neck)
Usage: historical/heraldic; often used in descriptions of armor or formal dress
2. (of a bird, especially a hummingbird) having a gorget; marked with a bright, iridescent patch on the throat
Usage: ornithological

Examples

• The knight wore a gorgeted breastplate to protect his neck and upper chest.
• A gorgeted hummingbird displays its brilliant throat patch during courtship.
• The portrait showed a nobleman in gorgeted armor, a sign of high rank.
• The male ruby-throated hummingbird is gorgeted with deep crimson feathers.
• Medieval soldiers often wore gorgeted collars as part of their defensive equipment.