gasket

gasket
A material made of asbestos, cardboard, cork, paper, rubber, or soft metal placed between two metal parts to insure proper sealing.
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  • gasket — [gas′kit] n. [prob. altered < Fr garcette < OFr garcete, small cord, orig., little girl, dim. of garce, fem. of gars, boy < ML * warkjone < Frank * wrakjo, mercenary soldier; akin to OE wrecca, WRETCH] 1. a piece or ring of rubber,… …   English World dictionary

  • Gasket — Gas ket, n. [Cf. F. garcette, It. gaschetta, Sp. cajeta caburn, garceta reef point.] 1. (Naut.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. {Sea gaskets} are common lines; {harbor gaskets} are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gasket — 1620s, caskette small rope or plaited coil used to secure a furled sail, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Fr. garcette little girl, maidservant, dim. of O.Fr. garce (13c.) young woman, young girl; whore, harlot, concubine, fem. of garçon (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • gasket — [n] seal cap, covering, packing, stopper; concepts 85,160 …   New thesaurus

  • gasket — ► NOUN ▪ a sheet or ring of rubber or other material sealing the junction between two surfaces in an engine or other device. ORIGIN originally denoting a cord securing a furled sail to the yard of a sailing ship: perhaps from French garcette thin …   English terms dictionary

  • Gasket — [ thumb|sright|250px|Some seals and gaskets 1. o ring 2. fiber washer 3. paper gaskets 4. cylinder head gasket] A gasket is a mechanical seal that fills the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while… …   Wikipedia

  • gasket — /ˈgæskət / (say gaskuht) noun 1. anything used as a packing or jointing material for making joints fluid tight. 2. a suitably punched asbestos sheet, usually sandwiched between thin sheets of copper, for making a gastight joint, especially… …  

  • gasket — gas|ket [ gæskət ] noun count a flat ring of rubber, metal, or plastic that you put between two surfaces in a pipe or machine so that liquid or gas cannot escape blow a gasket SPOKEN 1. ) INFORMAL to suddenly become very angry 2. ) if a machine… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gasket — UK [ˈɡæskɪt] / US [ˈɡæskət] noun [countable] Word forms gasket : singular gasket plural gaskets a flat ring of rubber, metal, or plastic that you put between two surfaces in a pipe or machine so that liquid or gas cannot escape • blow a gasket …   English dictionary

  • gasket — gas|ket [ˈgæskıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from French garcette, from Old French, little girl ] 1.) a flat piece of material, often rubber, placed between two surfaces so that steam, oil, gas etc cannot escape 2.) blow a gasket a) if… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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