gusset

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Pronunciation

• (GA, RP) IPA: /ˈɡʌsɪt/
• (Australia) IPA: /ˈɡasət/

Noun

gusset (plural gussets)

1. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
2. A small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the elbows, under the shoulders, and behind the knees.
3. (machinery) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
4. (heraldiccharge) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
5. (roofing) A large flat metal piece wider than the valley to help prevent build-up at the base of the valley, either from debris or ice dam formations.

Translations

• French: gousset
• Italian: gherone, linguetta
• Russian: клин

Translations

• Russian: углово́е соедине́ние

Translations

• French: gousset
• Italian: gherone

Verb

gusset (gussets, present participle gusseting; past and past participle gusseted)

1. (transitive) To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into.

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