Etymograph

English

gousset

Gousset comes from French gousset ‘gusset’, and goes back to Old French gosset.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400gosset
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentgousset‘gusset’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1786same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400gosset
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentgousset‘gusset’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1786same form

Earliest quotation: 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons: “At the joint, or bending of the arm, the…”

Linked words

through Old French gosset

gusset

Today it means

noun 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.

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Etymograph / Old French gosset / gousset

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