GUSSETING

Verb

gusseting

present participle of gusset

Noun

gusseting (countable and uncountable, plural gussetings)

Material for making gussets.

Anagrams

• guestings, suggestin'

Source: Wiktionary


GUSSET

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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