[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster
see also:
sea gaskets harbor gaskets casket 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

gasket
     n : seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a
         pipe joint

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

35 moby thesaurus words for "gasket":
   air hole, armhole, blowhole, bullet-hole, bunghole, cringle,
   deadeye, eye, eyelet, gland, grommet, guide, keyhole, knothole,
   loop, loophole, manhole, mousehole, packing, padding, peephole,
   pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, porthole, punch-hole,
   spiracle, stopping, stuffing, tampon, tap, vent, venthole,
   wadding

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