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'{{About|the piece of fabric|the component of medieval armor|gousset|engineering gussets|gusset plate}} [[File:3-piantagione Taccuino Sanitatis Casanatense 4182 shirt..jpg|right|thumb|upright|Late medieval shirt with gussets in the seams at shoulder, underarm, and [[hem]].]] In sewing, a '''gusset''' is a triangular or rhomboid piece of [[textiles|fabric]] inserted into a seam to add breadth or reduce stress from tight-fitting clothing. Gussets were used at the shoulders, underarms, and hems of traditional [[shirt]]s and [[chemise]]s made of rectangular lengths of [[linen]] to shape the garments to the body.<ref>Burnham, Dorothy, ''Cut My Cote'', Royal Ontario Museum, 1973.</ref><ref name=modernsewing>{{cite book | last = Sturm | first = Mary Mark | title = Guide to modern clothing | publisher = Webster Division, [[McGraw-Hill]] | year = 1973 | edition= 3rd | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=7q0vAAAAYAAJ | isbn = 0070622930}}</ref> Gussets are used in manufacturing of modern [[tights]] and [[pantyhose]] to add breadth at the crotch seam. As with other synthetic [[Undergarment|underwear]],<ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=2826760|title=Combination Stockings and Panty|gdate=1958-03-18|fdate=1956-11-09|inventor=Ernest G. Rice}}</ref> these gussets are often made of moisture wicking breathable fabrics such as cotton, to keep the genital area dry and ventilated.<ref name="Cotton Gusset Medical Information Internet">{{cite web|title = U.S. National Library of Medicine - Vaginal discharge|url = http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003158.htm|accessdate = 2013-08-12}}</ref><ref name="Gusset Manufacturer Information 2">[http://www.google.com/patents/US20030196252 US 20030196252] , Sara Blakely, "Two-ply body-smoothing undergarment", issued 2003-10-23</ref><ref name="Cotton Gusset Medical Information Book">[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention Magazine Editors]]: ''The Doctors Book of Home Remedies, Thousands of Tips and Techniques Anyone Can Use to Heal Everyday Health Problems.'' Bantam, USA 1991, ISBN 0553291564. P. 705, P. 707</ref> The phrase "don't bust a gusset" is an admonition to calm down; becoming so enraged and inflated that one busted a gusset would imply extreme rage and expansion beyond one's clothing capacity. Gussets are also used when making three-piece bags, for example in a [[pattern]]<ref>{{cite book| title=I taught myself to crochet| year=1975| publisher= Boye Needle Company| location= [[Freeport, Illinois]] |version=No. 7702 | oclc=51565050}}</ref> [[pattern|<nowiki/>]]<nowiki/>for a bag as a long, wide piece which connects the front piece and back piece. By becoming the sides and bottom of the bag, the gusset opens the bag up beyond what simply attaching the front to the back would do. With reference to the dimension of the gusset, the measurements of a flat bottom bag may be quoted as LxWxG.<ref>[http://www.ozepac.com/catalog/OzepacCatalogue.pdf Ozepac Catalogue]</ref> Pillows too, are often gusseted, generally an inch or two. The side panels thicken the pillow, allowing more stuffing without bulging. Gussets are also used in other areas of manufacturing, e.g. bicycle frames employ gussets to add strength and rigidity.{{clarification needed|reason=How does a triangular piece of fabric add strength and rigidity to a bicycle?|date=July 2015}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{sewing}} [[Category:Sewing]] [[Category:Parts of clothing]] {{textile-arts-stub}}'