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Raregusset
The correct spelling is gusset.
How to pronounce gusset
noun
IPA: /ˈɡasət/
Say it like: Gus-set
The correct spelling is gusset. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
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Meanings
noun
- 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.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.
verb
- 1.To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into.
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