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plural gussets
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet. examples
A gousset, a piece of mail providing protection where armor plates meet. examples
(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. examples
(heraldry) An ordinary on a coat of arms, resembling a gusset (see usage notes). examples
(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. examples
third-person singular simple present gussets, present participle gusseting, simple past and past participle gusseted
(transitive) To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into. examples