Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gasket"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gasket
n : seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a
pipe joint
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