different between annulet vs gorgerin

English

Etymology

Latin annulus (“small ring”).

Noun

annulet (plural annulets)

1. A small ring.
2. (architecture) A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column
3. (heraldry) A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.

Translations

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorgerin

Noun

gorgerin (plural gorgerins)

1. (architecture) 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.

Anagrams

• Gorringe, rogering

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.??.???/

Noun

gorgerin m (plural gorgerins)

1. (historical) gorget (armor for throat)
2. (historical) gorget, wimple (piece of clothing)
3. (architecture) gorgerin
4. In Ancient Egypt, an heavy and rather bulky jewel which rested on the chest skin or a short-sleeved shirt, and tied at the back.

Further reading

• “gorgerin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).