[guhs-it] 
| 1. | a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement. Compare godet (def. 1), gore 3 (def. 1). |
| 2. | Civil Engineering. a plate for uniting structural members at a joint, as in a steel frame or truss. |
| 3. | Armor.
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| gus·set (gŭs'ĭt) n.
[Middle English, from Old French gousset, perhaps diminutive of gousse, pod, husk.] |