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GUSSET
gusset, inset
(noun) a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
gusset, gusset plate
(noun) a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
voider, gusset
(noun) a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gusset (plural gussets)
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
A small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the elbows, under the shoulders, and behind the knees.
(machinery) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
(heraldiccharge) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
(roofing) A large flat metal piece wider than the valley to help prevent build-up at the base of the valley, either from debris or ice dam formations.
Verb
gusset (third-person singular simple present gussets, present participle gusseting, simple past and past participle gusseted)
(transitive) To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gus"set, n. Etym: [F. gousset armpit, fob, gusset, dim. of gousse pod, husk; cf. It. guscio shell, or W. cwysed gore, gusset.]
1. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. Seam and gusset and band. Hood.
2. Anything resembling a gusset in a garment; as: (a) (Armor) A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms. (b) (Mach.) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
3. (Her.)
Definition: An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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