gusset : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gusset	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gusset
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gusset n a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate Synonym(s): voider, gusset a metal plate used to strengthen a joist Synonym(s): gusset, gusset plate a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment Synonym(s): gusset, inset
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Seam and gusset and band. --Hood. 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. 3. (Her.) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.