gusset

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: gus=set

CIDE DICTIONARY

gusset, n. [F. gousset armpit, fob, gusset, dim. of gousse pod, husk; cf. It. guscio shell, or W. cwysed gore, gusset.].

•  A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.  [1913 Webster]

  "Seam and gusset and band."  [1913 Webster]
•  Anything resembling a gusset in a garment  [1913 Webster]
•  An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gusset, n.
1 a piece let into a garment etc. to strengthen or enlarge a part.
2 a bracket strengthening an angle of a structure.

Derivative

gusseted adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF gousset flexible piece filling up a joint in armour f. gousse pod, shell

ROGET THESAURUS

gusset

Junction

N junction, joining, joinder, union connection, conjunction, conjugation, annexion, annexation, annexment, astriction, attachment, compagination, vincture, ligation, alligation, accouplement, marriage infibulation, inosculation, symphysis, anastomosis, confluence, communication, concatenation, meeting, reunion, assemblage, coition, copulation, sex, sexual congress, sexual conjunction, sexual intercourse, love-making, joint, joining, juncture, pivot, hinge, articulation, commissure, seam, gore, gusset, suture, stitch, link, miter mortise, closeness, tightness coherence, combination, annexationist, joined, joint, conjoint, conjunct, corporate, compact, hand in hand, firm, fast, close, tight, taut, taught, secure, set, intervolved, inseparable, indissoluble, insecable, severable, jointly, in conjunction with, fast, firmly intimately, tria juncta in uno.