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2 definitions found 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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