GUSSET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gusset mean? 

• GUSSET (noun)
  The noun GUSSET has 3 senses:

1. a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate

2. a metal plate used to strengthen a joist

3. a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment

  Familiarity information: GUSSET used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUSSET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gusset; voider

Hypernyms ("gusset" is a kind of...):

chain armor; chain armour; chain mail; mail; ring armor; ring armour; ring mail ((Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings)

Holonyms ("gusset" is a part of...):

body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A metal plate used to strengthen a joist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gusset; gusset plate

Hypernyms ("gusset" is a kind of...):

brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)

plate (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gusset; inset

Hypernyms ("gusset" is a kind of...):

piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)

Holonyms ("gusset" is a part of...):

garment (an article of clothing)