gusset /ˈɡʌsɪt/noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •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 gousset, a piece of mail providing protection where armor plates meet. •A kind of bracket, or angular part, 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 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. •An ordinary on a coat of arms, resembling a gusset (see usage notes). •An intercellular space at an angle where more than two cells meet. verb1 •To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into. formsgusseted · gusseting · gussets