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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gus•set /ˈgʌsɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for strengthening or reinforcement.
- Civil Engineeringa plate for uniting structural components at a joint, as in a steel frame or truss.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gus•set (gus′it),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement. Cf. godet (def. 1), gore 3 (def. 1).
- [Civil Engin.]a plate for uniting structural members at a joint, as in a steel frame or truss.
- Heraldry[Armor.]
- Also called voider. an area of mail backed with cloth, for defending the armpits or areas at joints.
- a small piece of plate armor at the armhole of a cuirass;
pallet.
- Old French gousset, derivative of gousse pod, husk
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gusset /ˈɡʌsɪt/ n - an inset piece of material used esp to strengthen or enlarge a garment
- a triangular metal plate for strengthening a corner joist between two structural members
vb - (transitive) to put a gusset in (a garment)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French gousset a piece of mail, a diminutive of gousse pod, of unknown originˈgusseted adj |