gusset vs welt

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. 

welt

noun
  • A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it. 

  • A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling. 

  • A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow. 

  • In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint. 

  • In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it. 

  • In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed. 

  • A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends. 

  • A feature resembling a welt. 

verb
  • To cause to have welts; to beat. 

  • To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce. 

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