gusset vs voider what difference

what is difference between gusset and voider

English

Alternative forms

• gousset

Etymology

From Middle English gusset, gysset, from Old French gosset, gousset (“the hollow of the armpit”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌsɪt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡasət/
• Rhymes: -ʌsɪt

Noun

gusset (plural gussets)

1. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
2. 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.
3. (machinery) 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.
4. (heraldry) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
5. (roofing) 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.

Translations

Derived terms

• gusset plate

Verb

gusset (third-person singular simple present gussets, present participle gusseting, simple past and past participle gusseted)

1. (transitive) To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into.

Further reading

• Wikipedia article on armor.

Anagrams

• guests

English

Etymology

void +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɪdə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪdə(ɹ)

Noun

voider (plural voiders)

1. One who, or that which, voids, empties, vacates, or annuls.
2. A tray or basket formerly used to receive or convey that which is voided or cleared away from a given place; especially, one for carrying off the remains of a meal, as fragments of food; sometimes, a basket for containing household articles, as clothes, etc.
   • 1609, Thomas Dekker, Guls Horne-Booke

     Piers Plowman laid the cloth, and Simplicity brought in the voider.

   • 1656, History of Richard Hainam

     The cloth whereon the earl dined was taken away, and the voider, wherein the plate was usually put, was set upon the cupboard’s head.

3. (historical) A contrivance in armour for covering an unprotected part of the body.
4. (historical, rare) A servant whose business is to void, or clear away, a table after a meal.
   • 1608, Thomas Dekker, Lanthorne and Candle-light

     The voider hauing cleered the table, Cardes & Dice (for the last Messe) are serued vp to the boord

Anagrams

• devoir

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