gusset

 
Pronunciation: /ˈgʌsɪt/

noun

  • 1a piece of material sewn into a garment to strengthen or enlarge a part of it.
  • 2a bracket strengthening an angle of a structure.

Derivatives

gusseted

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French gousset, diminutive of gousse 'pod, shell', of unknown origin