Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for GUS'SET
GUS'SET, n. [Fr. gousset, a fob, a bracket, a gusset, as if from gousse, a cod, husk or shell. But in W. cwysed is a gore or gusset, from cwys, a furrow.]
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening or enlarging some part.
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