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gasket
(gas′kit)
noun
- a piece or ring of rubber, metal, paper, etc. placed at a joint to make it leakproof
- Naut. a length of rope or canvas for securing a furled sail to a yard or boom
Origin: prob. altered < Fr garcette < OFr garcete, small cord, orig., little girl, dim. of garce, fem. of gars, boy < ML *warkjone < Frank *wrakjo, mercenary soldier; akin to OE wrecca, wretch
See gasket in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid.
- Nautical A cord or canvas strap used to secure a furled sail to a yard boom or gaff.
Origin:
Origin: Perhaps alteration of French garcette, small cord
Origin: , diminutive of garce, girl
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , feminine of gars, boy, soldier; see garçon
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