gordius (-us), n.m., hair-worm, gordius.

goret, n.m., (jest.) young pig; (fig.) dirty fellow; (of hatters, etc.) foreman; (nav.) hog.

goreter, v.a., (nav.) to hog.

gorge, n.f., throat, gullet; neck and shoulders (of a woman); breast, bosom, neck; mouth, orifice; defile, strait, narrow pass; (arch., fort.) gorge; groove (of a pulley); roller (of maps). Un mal de —; a sore throat. Avoir mal à la —; to have a sore throat. À pleine —; at the top of one’s voice. Couper la — à quelqu’un; to cut any one’s throat; to ruin any one. Prendre quelqu’un à la —; to seize any one by the throat. Rire à — déployée; to split one’s sides with laughter. Rendre —; to disgorge, to refund, to stump up. Faire des —s chaudes de quelque chose; to ridicule, to laugh, at anything, to chuckle over. Cette fumée prend à la —; this smoke nearly chokes one.

gorge-de-pigeon, adj. invariable, iridescent, shot (of colors).

gorge-de-pigeon, n.m., (n.p.) shot-color.

gorgée, n.f., draught; mouthful, gulp, sip.

gorger, v.a., to gorge; to cram; to swell.

se gorger, v.r., to gorge one’s self.