gousset

== English == === Alternative forms === gusset === Etymology === Borrowed from French gousset. === Noun === gousset (plural goussets) A small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the elbows, under the shoulders, and behind the knees. === Further reading === Wikipedia article on armor. === Anagrams === outsegs == French == === Etymology === From Old French gosset, gousset (“the hollow of the armpit”), diminutive of gose, gosse (“bean pod, hull, husk”). By surface analysis, gousse +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡu.sɛ/ === Noun === gousset m (plural goussets) gusset ==== Descendants ==== → English: gousset === Further reading === “gousset”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012