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noun

Gusset n.

A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. "Seam and gusset and band."

Anything resembling a gusset in a garment; as:

(a)

(Armor) A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms.

(b)

(Mach.) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.

(Her.) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.

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Etymology of 'Gusset'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Gusset" Quotes from Famous Books

... popularity that for sudden and enthusiastic applause its reception has rarely been equalled. It was soon translated into every language of Europe—(Hood used to laugh as he wondered how they would render "Seam and gusset and band," into Dutch); it was printed and sold as catchpennies, printed on cotton pocket-handkerchiefs, it was illustrated and parodied in a thousand ways; and the greatest triumph of all, which brought tears of joy to Hood's eyes, before a week was ...

— The History of "Punch" • M. H. Spielmann

... work! work! Till the brain begins to swim; Work! work! work! Till the eyes are heavy and dim! Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam, Till over the buttons I fall asleep, And sew them on in ...

— McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader • William Holmes McGuffey

... Rub! Till they're rugged at edge and at rim; Scrub! Scrub! Scrub! Till with scissors the cuffs I must trim. Seam, and gusset, and band, Band, and gusset, and seam; And all the buttonholes gape, and the studs Drop out in a ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 7, 1893 • Various