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Meanings of gusset in English

Spanish
forro

A piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment.

forro

A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate.

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Examples for "inset"
Examples for "inset"
1
Or, to be really cutting edge, inset the screen into the wall.
The Guardian
2
The livingroom has a fireplace with a brick inset and fitted shelving.
The Irish Times
3
The outward curving walls were gleaming dark wood, inset with porthole windows.
Raising Stony Mayhall
4
She was wearing a new white cotton blouse with a lace inset.
Book of lost threads
5
Misty green walls inset with white pillars led down to the stage.
Shadowland

A metal plate used to strengthen a joist.

Usage of gusset in English
1
This offers as much resistance as a gusset and is more quickly done.
Textiles and Clothing
2
The gusset pattern may be cut in the same way, D to D, Fig.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
3
Repeat until the seam is finished, then take the other gusset and place in position.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
4
Minutes later, my Baby Cakes are complete: dripping in lace and bows, and the gusset floats no more.
The Guardian
5
The verticals and diagonals of a riveted truss have gusset plates which connect symmetrically with the top chord.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design / American S...
6
At the end of this seam stitch on an extra gusset piece so that it will not rip.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
7
Cushner says Casper makes great pillows, and their down-alternatives style has a two-inch gusset to promote neck alignment.
NY Magazine
8
Pity the nether regions of any cyclist who ventures far without a chamois gusset (the built-in padding).
The Guardian
9
He stood again to slip on a condom and, pushing the gusset to one side, took me from behind.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
10
Humbly had she ripped out gusset and seam and band, having put them on upside down or inside out.
Marcia Schuyler
11
It was Anne Foster what diddit, after overhearing her son threatening Carla while crouching next to Underworld's faulty gusset bin.
The Guardian
12
The toe is produced in the same way, and the shaping of heel and gusset is brought about in like manner.
Textiles, for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools ...
13
The gusset lining will want to be the same width as the gusset, but an inch less in length will do.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
14
His mouth pressed to the gusset of my knickers and I felt the hot steam of his breath through the fabric.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
15
Stella's about to bust a gusset at the thought that a famous movie star is going to be dining in her establishment.
Do you take this rebel?
16
Cut the feet off and overcast neatly into the armholes; putting in a little gusset under the arms is necessary to enlarge armhole.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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