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Webster 1913 Edition
Gusset
Gus′set
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gusset
GUS'SET
,Noun.