Gousset

The following article will address the topic of Gousset, which has generated great interest and debate in today's society. From its origins to the present, Gousset has played a fundamental role in various fields, from politics to popular culture. Over the years, Gousset has evolved and acquired different meanings and connotations, which has generated a great diversity of opinions on the matter. In this article, different perspectives on Gousset will be explored, as well as its impact on everyday life and society in general.

Late fifteenth century gothic armor: the suit at left has gousset at the hip and probably included it at the elbow and armpit. Gousset is visible at all of these locations on the suit at far right.

Gousset was a component of late Medieval armor. During the transition from mail to plate armor, sections of mail covered parts of the body that were not protected by steel plate. These sections of mail were known as gousset. Gousset came into use in the fourteenth century as plate became a structural part of a suit of knightly armor rather than an addition strapped over a suit of mail. During the fourteenth century there was considerable variation in the ratio of gousset to plate.

By the early fifteenth century the use of gousset was generally restricted to joints such as the hip, neck, armpits, and elbows. It declined in Italian white armour as improvements in armor design covered these areas with plate. Gousset was nearly absent from white armor by 1450, but remained in German Gothic plate armour throughout most of the century.

The term has been lent to clothing as gusset.

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