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go·det

 (gō-dĕt′)
n.
A triangular piece of fabric usually set into the hem of a garment to add fullness.

[French : god- in goder, to pucker (of fabric), bunch up (from godron, gadroon, pleat, from Middle French goderon, from Old French, gadroon; see gadroon) + -et, diminutive suffix (from Middle French, from Old French; see -et).]
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godet

(ˈɡəʊdeɪ; ɡəʊˈdɛt)
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a triangular piece of material inserted into a garment, such as into a skirt to create a flare
[C19: from French]
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go•det

(goʊˈdɛt)

n.
a triangular piece of fabric inserted in a garment to give fullness.
[1870–75; < French: mug, cup, pucker, godet, Old French, =god- (< Middle Dutch codde cylindrical piece of wood) + -et -et]
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godet

A triangular piece of material inserted in a skirt or sleeve to make it fuller or give it a flare.
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"The skirt has three godets of colour with a split right to the hip.
L'usage social s'impose meme dans les textes officiels, comme par exemple dans cette phrase : << Je suis convenu avec l'Affricain de l'habitation Chantilly qu'il viendrait prendre demain les planches necessaires a la reparation des godets de la roue du moulin de cette habitation >>, ou dans ce titre : << Etat des journees que les africains ont employes a la nouvelle prise d'eau de la Ravine du Sud >> (Gavanon a Polverel, 1er mars 1794).
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