gusset
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Synonyms: russet, gosset, cusset, gasset, musset, gousset
Antonyms: russet, gosset, cusset, gasset, musset, gousset
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Noun
- A small piece of [[cloth]] [[insert]]ed in a [[garment]], for the purpose of [[strengthen]]ing some part or giving it a [[taper]]ing [[enlargement]] cf. [[godet]].
- A [[gousset]], a piece of [[mail]] providing protection where armor [[plate]]s meet.
- {{lb|en|mechanical engineering}} A kind of [[bracket]], or [[angular]] part, 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]].
- {{lb|en|heraldiccharge}} An [[ordinary]] on a [[coat]] of [[arms]], resembling a gusset {{q|see usage notes}}.
- {{lb|en|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.
- {{lb|en|botany}} An [[intercellular]] [[space]] at an angle where more than two [[cell]]s meet.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To make with a gusset; to [[sew]] a gusset into.
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