Meanings
plural gussets · alternative gousset
- A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
- businessA large flat metal piece wider than the valley to help prevent build-up at the base of the valley, either from debris or ice dam formations.
- biologyAn intercellular space at an angle where more than two cells meet.
present singular third person gussets · participle present gusseting · participle past gusseted · past gusseted · alternative gousset
- transitiveTo make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
nouna piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchgosset
- Middle Englishgusset
- Englishgusset
From Middle English gusset, gysset, from Old French gosset, gousset (“the hollow of the armpit”), diminutive of gose, gosse (“bean pod, hull, husk”).
More words from Middle English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian клин, ъглова плоча
- клин (klin)small piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- ъглова плоча (ăglova ploča)machinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
Czech klínek, cvikl
- klíneksmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- cviklsmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
Finnish kiila, kiilalevy
- kiilasmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- kiilalevymachinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
- kiilamachinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
French gousset, gousset
- goussetsmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- goussetmachinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
- goussetheraldry: an abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms
German Zwickel, Eckblech
- Zwickelsmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- Eckblechmachinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
- Verstärkungmachinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
- Strebemachinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
- Kettengeflechtsegmentsmall piece of mail
Greek τσόντα
- τσόντα (tsónta)small piece of cloth inserted in a garment
Irish guiséad, asclán
- guiséadsmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- asclánmachinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
Italian gherone, linguetta
- gheronesmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- linguettasmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- gheroneheraldry: an abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms
Japanese 襠
- 襠 (machi)small piece of cloth inserted in a garment
Korean 거셋, 마찌
- 거셋 (geoset)small piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- 마찌 (majji)small piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- 무 (mu)small piece of cloth inserted in a garment
Norwegian kile
- kilesmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
Romanian guseu
- guseusmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
Russian клин, ла́стовица
- клин (klin)small piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- ла́стовица (lástovica)small piece of cloth inserted in a garment
- углово́е соедине́ние (uglovóje sojedinénije)machinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
- науго́льник (naugólʹnik)machinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
Spanish escudete
- escudetesmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
Welsh cwysed
- cwysedsmall piece of cloth inserted in a garment
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gusset
All rhymes →Cite this entry
gusset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gusset
“gusset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gusset. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gusset,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gusset.
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