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Synonyms for gusset

Grammar : Noun
Spell : guhs-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌs ɪt

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Définition of gusset

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French gosset "armpit; piece of armor for the armpit" (13c.), apparently from gousse "shell of a nut," of unknown origin. Originally an armorer's term; of clothing from 1560s.
  • As in seam : noun line where two objects are connected
Example sentences :
  • Sometimes the sleeve and gusset are all in one piece; at other times they are separate.
  • Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
  • This offers as much resistance as a gusset and is more quickly done.
  • Extract from : « Textiles and Clothing » by Kate Heintz Watson
  • Can any one tell me what proportion the gusset bears to the whole shirt?
  • Extract from : « The New Mistress » by George Manville Fenn
  • I asked what proportion the gusset bore to the whole of the shirt.
  • Extract from : « The New Mistress » by George Manville Fenn
  • It was a splendid rod, just right for him; how he wished he was up above Gusset Weir at that moment!
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • The crown sheet is here stayed by gusset stays, but if made spherical, as in Fig. 3270, the stays may be omitted.
  • Extract from : « Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II » by Joshua Rose
  • The gorget is also of mail; and the gusset of mail at the armpit is left very visible by the action of the arm.
  • Extract from : « Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages » by Edward Lewes Cutts
  • Making pretext to be looking for a gusset for an armor joint, I made my way near the entrance.
  • Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham
  • Squaring his shoulders, he took a deep breath, thereby greatly straining a gusset only recently let into the back of his vest.
  • Extract from : « The Triumph of Virginia Dale » by John Francis, Jr.
  • One form of boiler stay, called a 'gusset stay,' is shown in fig. 8.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design » by David Allan Low

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