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gor⋅ger⋅in

  [gawr-jer-in]
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–noun Architecture.
the neckline portion of a capital of a column, or a feature forming the junction between a shaft and its capital.
Also called necking.

Origin:
1655–65; < F, deriv. of gorge throat; see gorge 1
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gor·ger·in   (gôr'jər-ĭn)   
n.   Architecture
The necking of a column.

[French, from Old French, from gorge, throat; see gorge.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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