Crossword clues for gusset
gusset
- Reinforcing plate
- Reinforcing bracket
- Tailored sleeve detail
- A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
- A metal plate used to strengthen a joist
- A piece of material inset to strengthen or enlarge a garment
- Tailor's inserted piece
- Dress part
- Dressmaker's insert
- Shirt insert
- Good American group making strengthener for garment
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gusset \Gus"set\, n. [F. gousset armpit, fob, gusset, dim. of gousse pod, husk; cf. It. guscio shell, or W. cwysed gore, gusset.]
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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.
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Anything resembling a gusset in a garment; as:
(Armor) A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms.
(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.
(Her.) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. 2 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. 3 (context machinery English) 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. 4 (context heraldiccharge English) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. 5 (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.
WordNet
n. a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate [syn: voider]
a metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: gusset plate]
a piece of material inset to strengthen or enlarge a garment [syn: inset]
Wikipedia
In sewing, a gusset is a triangular or rhomboidal piece of fabric inserted into a seam to add breadth or reduce stress from tight-fitting clothing. Gussets were used at the shoulders, underarms, and hems of traditional shirts and chemises made of rectangular lengths of linen to shape the garments to the body.
Gussets are used in manufacturing of modern tights and pantyhose to add breadth at the crotch seam. As with other synthetic underwear, these gussets are often made of moisture-wicking breathable fabrics such as cotton, to keep the genital area dry and ventilated.
The phrase "don't bust a gusset" (a variation of "don't blow a gasket") is an admonition to calm down; becoming so enraged and inflated that one busted a gusset would imply extreme rage and expansion beyond one's clothing capacity.
Gussets are also used when making three-piece bags, for example in a pattern for a bag as a long, wide piece which connects the front piece and back piece. By becoming the sides and bottom of the bag, the gusset opens the bag up beyond what simply attaching the front to the back would do. With reference to the dimension of the gusset, the measurements of a flat bottom bag may be quoted as LxWxG.
Pillows too, are often gusseted, generally an inch or two. The side panels thicken the pillow, allowing more stuffing without bulging.
Gussets are also used in other areas of manufacturing, e.g. bicycle frames employ gussets to add strength and rigidity.
Usage examples of "gusset".
Sarah was sorted, kneeling with her hands in her jacket pockets, wearing size eleven trainers and jeans with the gusset hanging halfway down to her knees, with turn ups so big they looked like some sort of fashion statement.
Flakes of pastry on the gusset of her dress: daub of sugary flour stuck to her cheek.
Pressing the attack, he rained blow after blow on the man, one finally biting into the chainmail gusset of his armor between the shoulder and breastplates.
Worn jeans with the extra gusset at the crotch that would give them as much flexibility as a pair of dance tights, a tight black T-shirt, and a jacket.
Would there be any reason why she should be splitting the gusset to which you refer?
She was wearing knickers, which was unusual for her, the silken gusset of which was soaked with self-induced love juices.
His was built to cycle in, with extra gussets in the groin, and wider in the upper leg, but when I pedaled, my inner thighs rubbed against the suit, with my underwear not much protection.
His sumptuous safari jacket is festooned with gussets, map pockets, zippered pouches, epaulettes, and a broad belt drawn with flair about his pot belly.
Calvary was lunchtime and the coffee shop was packed to the gussets with the usual Natives, alt of whom knew and respected Greta Marie Bowman.
Peg had let it out, inserting gussets of the pink gingham persuasion, which lent her the appearance of an exploding cushion.
Everyone helped, and everyone learnt the more practical aspects of gussets and joists and tenons and rabbet grooves that a didactic carpentry course could never impart.
Lauren was wearing a new maternity top that, to my eye, had enough gussets sewn into the front to permit her to carry quintuplets to term.
No, I have no quatrefoils, rosettes, gussets, gargoyles or Mexican drawnwork on my house, not even a caryatid.
He laughed and opened his jerkin, the underside of which was a warren of tiny pockets and gusseted pouches.
He saw the judge clad in the gusseted clothing of his recent associates.