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gusset

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A triangular piece of fabric inserted into clothing for shape or strength.

Detailed Definition
A gusset is a sewing term for a small inserted piece of cloth, often used to widen or reinforce a garment. Hood’s repeated listing of garment parts gives the poem its workroom realism and emphasizes the endless, mechanical labor.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Seam, and gusset, and band, / Band, and gusset, and seam” names the triangular or shaped fabric piece that gives a garment room; “She stitched a gusset into the worn shirt’s underarm” shows its practical function; “The repeated gusset, band, and seam turns tailoring into rhythm” identifies the sound pattern; “In a contemporary textile poem, a gusset may suggest repair, labor, or bodily freedom” broadens interpretation
Additional Notes
The word "gusset" in the sewing list is a specialized clothing term that many readers would not know.; Found in the poem, The Song of the Shirt by Thomas Hood
Also Known As
gusseted triangular insert reinforcement fabric extension
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