gusset vs knit

gusset

noun
  • A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet. 

  • A 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. 

  • A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler. 

  • A gousset, a piece of mail providing protection where armor plates meet. 

  • An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. 

verb
  • To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into. 

knit

noun
  • A knitted garment. 

  • A session of knitting. 

verb
  • To grow together. 

  • To combine from various elements. 

  • To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. 

  • To join closely and firmly together. 

  • To heal following a fracture. 

  • To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted. 

  • To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying. 

  • To draw together; to contract into wrinkles. 

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