gusset
pronunciation
How to pronounce gusset in British English:
UK [ˈgʌsɪt]
How to pronounce gusset in American English:
US [ˈɡʌsɪt]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- gusset (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French gosset "armhole; piece of armor for the armpit" (13c.), apparently from gousse "shell of a nut," a word of unknown origin. Originally an armorer's term; of clothing from 1560s.
Example
- 1. It is not carried out under the gusset .
- 2. Nylon briefs with a cotton gusset .
- 3. The national transportation safety board 's investigation is months from completion , and officials in washington said they were still working to confirm the design flaw in the so-called gusset plates and what , if any , role they had in the collapse .