[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 

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