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gasket

N วง แหวน อัด ลูกสูบ  wong-waen-ad-luk-sub

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GASKET

n.A plaited cord fastened to the sail-yard of a ship, and used to furl or tie the sail to the yard.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GASKET

Gas "ket, n. Etym: [Cf. F. garcette, It. gaschetta, Sp. cajeta caburn, garceta reef point. ]

 

1. (Naut. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gasket

gas ket |ˈgaskit ˈɡæskət | noun 1 a shaped piece or ring of rubber or other material sealing the junction between two surfaces in an engine or other device. 2 a cord securing a furled sail to the yard, boom, or gaff of a sailing vessel. ORIGIN early 17th cent. ( sense 2 ): perhaps from French garcette thin rope (originally little girl ), diminutive of garce, feminine of gars boy.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gasket

gasket |ˈgaskɪt | noun 1 a shaped sheet or ring of rubber or other material sealing the junction between two surfaces in an engine or other device. 2 archaic a cord securing a furled sail to the yard of a sailing ship. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): perhaps from French garcette thin rope (originally little girl ), diminutive of garce, feminine of gars boy .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gasket

gas ket /ɡǽskɪt /名詞 C 1 ガスケット ; パッキン 〘ゴム製で管やエンジンの油 気体漏れを防ぐ 〙.2 〘海 〙括帆 かっぱん .bl w a g sket ⦅くだけて ⦆かっとなる, 頭にくる .