Civil Engineering. a plate for uniting structural members at a joint, as in a steel frame or truss.
3.
Armor.
Also called voider. an area of mail backed with cloth, for defending the armpits or areas at joints.
a small piece of plate armor at the armhole of a cuirass; pallet.
Origin
1375-1425;late Middle English < Old Frenchgousset, derivative of gousse pod, husk
Examples from the web for gusset
Good for granite: breathable, abrasion-resistant stretch nylon and an inseam gusset.
Calf leather lining in the heel and ankle area and a leather tongue and gusset grip the feet snugly to ensure a great fit.
Inseam gusset and center back hem slits for mobility.
The side-elastic waistband and gusset detail give you room to move.
The gusset plate was digitized from shop drawings to generate the dimensions.
Their connections are secured with riveted gusset plates.
Connecting gusset plates can be designed with notches that will tear out with the member.
Slotted tubes with all-around welding of gusset plate will not be permitted.
The gusset plates should be bolted to the girder web in regions of high tension stress range.
The gusset plate thicknesses and overall size are well below typical gussets used currently.
British Dictionary definitions for gusset
gusset
/ˈɡʌsɪt/
noun
1.
an inset piece of material used esp to strengthen or enlarge a garment
2.
a triangular metal plate for strengthening a corner joist between two structural members
3.
a piece of mail fitted between armour plates or into the leather or cloth underclothes worn with armour, to give added protection
verb
4.
(transitive) to put a gusset in (a garment)
Derived Forms
gusseted, adjective
Word Origin
C15: from Old French gousset a piece of mail, a diminutive of gousse pod, of unknown origin
Word Origin and History for gusset
n.
early 14c., from Old French gosset "armpit; piece of armor for the armpit" (13c.), apparently from gousse "shell of a nut," of unknown origin. Originally an armorer's term; of clothing from 1560s.