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noun
Gasket  n.  
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 made of a compressible material, used to make joints impermeable to fluids.





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"Gasket" Quotes from Famous Books



... can has a cover a trifle larger than the diameter of the can, thus leaving the full diameter of the can open for filling. That part of the cover that comes into contact with the can is coated with a compound or fitted with a paper gasket or ring which makes a perfect seal when the cover is crimped on the can. Some mechanical device is necessary for sealing this can, and this is ...
— Every Step in Canning • Grace Viall Gray


Words linked to "Gasket" :   head gasket, seal


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