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Definition of Gusset
1. Noun. A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate.
Group relationships: Body Armor, Body Armour, Cataphract, Coat Of Mail, Suit Of Armor, Suit Of Armour
Generic synonyms: Chain Armor, Chain Armour, Chain Mail, Mail, Ring Armor, Ring Armour, Ring Mail
2. Noun. A metal plate used to strengthen a joist.
3. Noun. A piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment.
Group relationships: Garment
Generic synonyms: Piece Of Cloth, Piece Of Material
Derivative terms: Inset
Definition of Gusset
1. n. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.
Definition of Gusset
1. Noun. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. ¹
2. Noun. 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. ¹
3. Noun. (context: machinery) 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. ¹
4. Noun. (heraldiccharge) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. ¹
5. Noun. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gusset
1. to furnish with a reinforcing piece of material [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Gusset
1. 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 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. 3. An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. Origin: F. Gousset armpit, fob, gusset, dim. Of gousse pod, husk; cf. It. Guscio shell, or W. Cwysed gore, gusset. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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