'Gusset' definitions:
Definition of 'gusset'
(from WordNet)
noun
A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate [syn: voider, gusset]
noun
A metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: gusset, gusset plate]
noun
A piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment [syn: gusset, inset]
Definition of 'Gusset'
From: GCIDE
- Gusset \Gus"set\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- Seam and gusset and band. --Hood. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Her.) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. [1913 Webster]