gusset
[ guhs-it ]
/ ˈgʌs ɪt /
noun
a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement.
Compare godet(def 1), gore3(def 1).
Civil Engineering.
a plate for uniting structural members at a joint, as in a steel frame or truss.
Armor.
- Also called voider. an area of mail backed with cloth, for defending the armpits or areas at joints.
- a small piece of plate armor at the armhole of a cuirass; pallet.
Origin of gusset
1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French
gousset, derivative of
gousse pod, husk
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British Dictionary definitions for gusset
gusset
/ (ˈɡʌsɪt) /
noun
an inset piece of material used esp to strengthen or enlarge a garment
a triangular metal plate for strengthening a corner joist between two structural members
a piece of mail fitted between armour plates or into the leather or cloth underclothes worn with armour, to give added protection
verb
(tr)
to put a gusset in (a garment)
Derived forms of gusset
gusseted, adjectiveWord Origin for gusset
C15: from Old French
gousset a piece of mail, a diminutive of
gousse pod, of unknown origin