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We found 16 definitions of gusset from 6 different sources.

What does gusset mean?

Noun Plural: gussets
gusset - a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
		inset
		piece of cloth, piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric
		garment an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
gusset - a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
		gusset plate
		plate dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
gusset - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
		voider
		chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, mail (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

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gusset (Noun)
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.
gusset (Noun)
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.
gusset (Noun)
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.
gusset (Noun)
An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
gusset (Noun)
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.

gusset (n.)
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.
gusset (n.)
Anything resembling a gusset in a garment
gusset (n.)
A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms.
gusset (n.)
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.
gusset (n.)
An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.

gusset
gus′et, n. the piece of cloth in a shirt which covers the armpit: an angular piece of cloth inserted in a garment to strengthen some part of it.—v.t. to make with a gusset: to insert a gusset into. [O. Fr. gousset—gousse—It. guscio, a pod, husk.]

gusset
Was at first a piece of chain, and afterwards of plate-armor, intended as a protection to the vulnerable point where the defenses of the arm and breast left a gap. In heraldry it is one of the abatements, or marks of disgrace for unknightly conduct. It is represented by a straight line extending diagonally from the dexter or sinister chief point one-third across the shield, and then descending perpendicularly to the base.

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gusset in sign language