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

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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.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary

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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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