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Gusset

noun
1.
A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate.  Synonym: voider.
2.
A metal plate used to strengthen a joist.  Synonym: gusset plate.
3.
A piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment.  Synonym: inset.





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"Gusset" Quotes from Famous Books



... at her, holding back behind his look his discontent. Pungent mockturtle oxtail mulligatawny. I'm hungry too. Flakes of pastry on the gusset of her dress: daub of sugary flour stuck to her cheek. Rhubarb tart with liberal fillings, rich fruit interior. Josie Powell that was. In Luke Doyle's long ago. Dolphin's ...
— Ulysses • James Joyce
... housework, dressmakin', etc.; how neccessary this is to turn out girls for real life, so much better than to have 'em know Greek, but not know a potatoe from a turnip; to understand geology, but not recognize a shirt gusset from a baby's bib! ...
— Samantha at the World's Fair • Marietta Holley


Words linked to "Gusset" :   chain mail, body armor, ring armor, mail, suit of armour, inset, chain armour, voider, piece of material, plate, cataphract, body armour, ring armour, gusset plate, chain armor, ring mail, garment, brace, coat of mail, piece of cloth, suit of armor, bracing


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