Etymology

gusset

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Today it means: A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet. Full definition →

Middle English gusset ← Old French gosset
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  1. Old French · derived fromgosset
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgusset
  3. English todaygusset

From Middle English gusset, gysset, from Old French gosset, gousset (“the hollow of the armpit”), diminutive of gose, gosse (“bean pod, hull, husk”).

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