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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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
gusset
n 1: a metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: {gusset plate}]
2: a piece of material inset to strengthen or enlarge a garment
[syn: {inset}]
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