1. A piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
   "The gusset in the armpit of the shirt allowed for greater range of motion";
   - inset
    
2. A metal plate used to strengthen a joist
   "The engineer specified gusset plates to reinforce the bridge's structure";
   - gusset plate
    
3. A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armour plate
   "The blacksmith crafted a gusset to reinforce the weak spots in the armour";
   - voider

Derived forms: gussets

Type of: brace, bracing, chain armor [US], chain armour [Brit, Cdn], chain mail, mail, piece of cloth, piece of material, plate, ring armor [US], ring armour [Brit, Cdn], ring mail

Part of: body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], cataphract, coat of mail, garment, plate armor [US], plate armour [Brit, Cdn], suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Gusset