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gasket

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Noun
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gas=ket

CIDE DICTIONARY

gasketn. [Cf. F. garcette, It. gaschetta, Sp. cajeta caburn, garceta reef point.].
  •  A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gasket, n.
1 a sheet or ring of rubber etc., shaped to seal the junction of metal surfaces.
2 a small cord securing a furled sail to a yard.

Idiom
blow a gasket sl. lose one's temper.
Etymology
perh. f. F garcette thin rope (orig. little girl)

THESAURUS

gasket

air hole, armhole, blowhole, bullet-hole, bunghole, cringle, deadeye, eye, eyelet, gland, grommet, guide, keyhole, knothole, loop, loophole, manhole, mousehole, packing, padding, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, porthole, punch-hole, spiracle, stopping, stuffing, tampon, tap, vent, venthole, wadding

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