gusset

gusset has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• n.. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.
• n.. Anything resembling a gusset in a garment
• n.. A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms.
• 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.
• n.. An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
• n.. a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
• n.. a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
• n.. a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate