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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gusset \Gus"set\, noun [F. gousset armpit, fob, gusset, dim. of gousse pod, husk; cf. It. guscio shell, or W. cwysed gore, gusset.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gusset
noun
1: a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate [syn: {voider}]
2: a metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: {gusset plate}]
3: a piece of material inset to strengthen or enlarge a garment [syn: {inset}]
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