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gusset

[ guhs-it ]

noun

  1. a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement. Compare godet ( def 1 ), gore 3( def 1 ).
  2. Civil Engineering. a plate for uniting structural members at a joint, as in a steel frame or truss.
  3. Armor.
    1. Also called voider. an area of mail backed with cloth, for defending the armpits or areas at joints.
    2. a small piece of plate armor at the armhole of a cuirass; pallet.


gusset

/ ˈɡʌ²õɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. an inset piece of material used esp to strengthen or enlarge a garment
  2. a triangular metal plate for strengthening a corner joist between two structural members
  3. a piece of mail fitted between armour plates or into the leather or cloth underclothes worn with armour, to give added protection
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to put a gusset in (a garment)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ³Ü²õ²õ±ð³Ù±ð»å, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gusset1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French gousset, derivative of gousse pod, husk
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gusset1

C15: from Old French gousset a piece of mail, a diminutive of gousse pod, of unknown origin
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I was like, “no way, sweats are a completely different message, it’s really crucial that these are the pants you wear. If it’s inhibiting your movement, I’ll sew in a gusset.â€

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You’re talking to the costume designer because you need gussets in the pants so they don’t rip when the dancers do flips.

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˜yÐÄvlogs like gussets, joists, speed square and worm drive saw can feel unfamiliar.

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She decided to try period underwear because the appearance of blood can be less prominent on a black absorbent gusset than on regular underwear, or on the white surface of a pad.

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But in a follow-up analysis, engineers worried about a damaged gusset plate, shaped like the armor on a stegosaurus, where three beams converge near the deck.

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