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noun

Gusset n.

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."

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.

(Her.) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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