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A gasket is a compressible packing piece of paper, rubber, asbestos, or other material, sandwiched between the faces of a metal joint to provide a seal.
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In nautical terms a gasket is a piece of line used as a sail stop, that is a cord fastened to the sail-yard of a ship, and used to furl or tie up the sail firmly to the yard by wrapping round both.
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In building, a gasket is the term given to any resilient material used in a joint to prevent leakage. In a door or door frame a strip of resilient material used to provide a tight seal between the door and its frame is known as a gasket.
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In brick laying, a ground joint is a closely fitted joint in the masonry, usually without mortar. The term is also used in architecture to describe a machined metal joint which fits together tightly without packing or a gasket.
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Blow a gasket is slang for to burst out in anger.
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