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1. (n.) gasket
a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight.
2. gasket
a light line for securing a furled sail to a boom, gaff, or yard.
Etymology: (1615–25; perh. < F garcette a plait of rope)
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1. (noun) gasket
seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint
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1. (noun) gasket
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. (noun) gasket
the plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps
3. (noun) gasket
any ring or washer of packing
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