packing gasket
1Gasket — 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… …
2gasket — 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… …
3gasket — [n] seal cap, covering, packing, stopper; concepts 85,160 …
4gasket — /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… …
5gasket — /gas kit/, n. 1. a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight. 2. Naut. any of a number of light lines for securing a furled sail to a boom, gaff, or yard. [1615 25; perh. < F garcette a… …
6gasket — Synonyms and related words: air hole, armhole, blowhole, bullet hole, bunghole, cringle, deadeye, eye, eyelet, gland, grommet, guide, keyhole, knothole, loop, loophole, manhole, mousehole, packing, padding, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket …
7packing — Synonyms and related words: air express, airfreight, airlift, allocation, asportation, assignment, bearing, bottling, boxing, bush, bushing, canning, carriage, carry, carrying, cartage, collocation, conveyance, crating, deployment, deposit,… …
8packing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contents, filler, stuffing, wadding; closure, stopper, bung, plug; pad, cushioning, buffer; lute, seal, gasket. See enclosure, composition. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The preparation of goods for shipment …
9gasket — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. seal, packing …
10gasket — gas•ket [[t]ˈgæs kɪt[/t]] n. 1) mac a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight 2) naut. navig. a light line for securing a furled sail to a boom, gaff, or yard • Etymology: 1615–25; perh.… …
