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GUSSET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
Synonyms:
gusset; inset
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A metal plate used to strengthen a joist
Synonyms:
gusset; gusset plate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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 chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
Synonyms:
gusset; voider
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb gusset
