gus·set /ˈgʌsət/
衣袖;甲冑
Gus·set 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. --Hood.
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
n 1: a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor
plate [syn: voider]
2: a metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: gusset plate]
3: a piece of material inset to strengthen or enlarge a garment
[syn: inset]