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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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"Gusset" Quotes from Famous Books



... Rub! Till they're rugged at edge and at rim; Scrub! Scrub! Scrub! Till with scissors the cuffs I must trim. Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam; And all the buttonholes gape, and the studs Drop out in ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 7, 1893 • Various
... kept her promise; only three carriages-and-four! Out of the first descended the mighty lady herself, with some noble friends, who formed the most distinguished part of her suite: out of the second came her physician, Dr. Sly; her toad-eater, Miss Gusset; her secretary, and her page. The third carriage bore her groom of the chambers, and three female attendants. There were only two men servants to each equipage; nothing could be more moderate, or, as Miss Gusser said, ...
— Vivian Grey • The Earl of Beaconsfield
... her, holding back behind his look his discontent. Pungent mockturtle oxtail mulligatawny. I'm hungry too. Flakes of pastry on the gusset of her dress: daub of sugary flour stuck to her cheek. Rhubarb tart with liberal fillings, rich fruit interior. Josie Powell that was. In Luke Doyle's long ago. Dolphin's ...
— Ulysses • James Joyce


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