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gusset definition

gus·set (gus′it)

noun

  1. a piece of chain mail or a metal plate protecting the opening of a joint in a suit of armor
  2. a triangular or diamond-shaped piece sewn into a garment, glove, etc. to make it stronger or roomier
  3. a brace, usually triangular, for reinforcing a corner or angle in the framework of a structure

Etymology: ME guschet < OFr gousset

transitive verb

to furnish with a gusset

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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