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Gussets

Scope note

Variously shaped inserts, as of cloth or leather, placed in a seam, as in a sleeve or glove, to strenghten or enlarge some part; also, pieces of chain mail or plate at the openings of the joints in a suit of armor.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000239408

Broader Terms used

<costume components>

Equivalent Terms used

gusset

Created

13yrs ago

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