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  1. 1. n. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Anything resembling a gusset in a garment Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. 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. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a metal plate used to strengthen a joist Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. 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. Hood. 2. 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. 3. (Her.) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. Source: webster
  10. 10. An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resemblinga gusset. Source: adambom
  11. 11. n:100 n. a metal plate used to strengthen a joist n. a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment Source: ecdict

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