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Gusset   Listen
noun
Gusset  n.  
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."
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.






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Words linked to "Gusset" :   cataphract, suit of armour, gusset plate, body armour, body armor, chain armor, mail, voider, chain armour, inset, piece of material, ring mail, brace, ring armour, piece of cloth, plate, garment



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