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]