Gusset

Word GUSSET
Character 6
Hyphenation gus set
Pronunciations /ˈɡasət/

Definitions and meanings of "Gusset"

What do we mean by gusset?

A triangular insert, as in the seam of a garment, for added strength or expansion. noun

A triangular metal bracket used to strengthen a joist. noun

A piece of mail or plate armor protecting the joints in a suit of armor. noun

A triangular plate or piece of cloth inserted or attached, to protect, strengthen, or fill out some part of a thing; a gore. noun

An angular piece of iron or a kind of bracket fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness. An angular piece of iron inserted in a boiler, tank, etc., where it changes from a cylindrical to a square form, as at the junction of the barrel and fire-box of a locomotive. A triangular piece of cloth inserted in a garment to strengthen or enlarge some part. noun

In heraldry, same as gore, 7. noun

To make with a gusset; insert a gusset into, as a garment.

In iron shipbuilding, a piece of plate of triangular form reinforcing on one side the junction of a part which meets another angularly, the gusset-plate being approximately normal to the line of the joint between the parts. See cut under bracket, 9 . noun

A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. noun

Anything resembling a gusset in a garment. noun

A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms. noun

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. noun

An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. noun

A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. noun

A small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the elbows, under the shoulders, and behind the knees. noun

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. noun

An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. noun

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. noun

A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate noun

A piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment noun

A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.

A small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the elbows, under the shoulders, and behind the knees.

(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.

An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.

(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.

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The word "gusset" in example sentences

"And oh yes, we'll try to have the word "gusset" said at least three times." ❋ Adrian Margaret Brune (2011)

Today, the head of the National Transportation Safety board held a news conference to let people know that although the investigation is far from over, the team feels it's very important to point out that they're focusing on what they call the gusset plates. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But he wanted to say that the team is focusing on what they call the gusset plates. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Zimmermann version only starts arch-shaping when the gusset is finished. ❋ Jean (2009)

A gusset is a triangular or diamond-shaped insert added to a garment, for example, in the crotch or underarms, which allows for more ease of movement. ❋ Unknown (2006)

So I did a search, and found out that it means gusset, which is "a usually diamond-shaped or triangular insert in a seam...to provide expansion or reinforcement." ❋ Mj (2008)

SUSAN ROESGEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, what we're finding, Heidi, is as you mentioned The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a news conference later this afternoon, but various sources involved in the investigation say that right now the team is focusing on steel plates called gusset plates that are used to hold the steel beams of a bridge together. ❋ Unknown (2008)

CHETRY: The NTSB, it looks like they're saying that this design flaw they're speaking about is the design of steel connecting plates, known as gusset plates. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The flap is ribbed, and a detail I particularly liked is the gusset, which is also ribbed. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The so-called gusset plates must bear the weight of the bridge, vehicle traffic, the forces of wind and other factors to keep the steel beam joints intact. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The bridge collapse started at an area of inferior steel elements known as gusset plates, federal transportation investigators said Thursday, faulting the original design of a critical element of the bridge that fell into the Mississippi River. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What's lame is that I'd never heard of a "gusset" before. ❋ Mj (2008)

I'd also never heard anyone use the word "gusset", and I'm sure if I were to ask people if they knew what it was, I'd get different responses. ❋ Mj (2008)

Of course, now I am speaking of the general run of men and women: neither the man who clerked at Cash & Silk's nor the one who pays his wife's bills in Paris, but the man in his native state of charming ignorance of materials; the man who always suggests a "gusset" as a remedy for too scant a gown, who calls insertion "tatting," and who, in setting out for the opera, will tell his wife to put on her "bonnet and shawl," although she may have on point-lace and diamonds. ❋ Lilian Bell (N/A)

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