gorged
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From gorge, from French gorger, from Old French gorge
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
gorged (not comparable)
- With a stomach stuffed full of food.
- (Can we date this quote?) O. Henry, Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen
- Gorged nearly to the uttermost when he entered the restaurant, the smell of food had almost caused him to lose his honor as a gentleman, but he rallied like a true knight.
- 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 6, The Younger Set[1]:
- “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, … !”
- (Can we date this quote?) O. Henry, Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen
- (heraldry) With the neck collared or encircled by an object.
Verb [edit]
gorged
- simple past tense and past participle of gorge
