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Meaning of GASKET

Pronunciation:  'gaskit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint
 
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 See Also: head gasket, O ring, seal

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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 also
   {casket}.
2. (Mech.)
   (a) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the
       steam engine and its pumps.
   (b) Any ring or washer of packing.
 
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