sea gaskets

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sea gaskets - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gasket \Gas"ket\, n. [Cf. F. garcette, It. gaschetta, Sp. cajeta
     caburn, garceta reef point.]
     1. (Naut.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail
        securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets
        are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also
        casket.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mech.)
        (a) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the
            steam engine and its pumps.
        (b) Any ring or washer of made of a compressible material,
            used to make joints impermeable to fluids.
            [1913 Webster]