gasket

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: gas=ket

CIDE DICTIONARY

gasket, n. [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