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Definition: Sea gaskets
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.
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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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