The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gorgerin \Gor`ge*rin"\, n. [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.)
   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; -- called also neck of
   the capital, and hypotrachelium. See Illust. of Column.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gorgerin
    n 1: the molding at the top of a column [syn: gorgerin,
         necking]