"godet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəʊˈdeɪ/, /ɡəʊˈdɛt/ Forms: godets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French godet, from Dutch kodde (“piece of cylindrical wood”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|godet}} Middle French godet, {{der|en|nl|kodde||piece of cylindrical wood}} Dutch kodde (“piece of cylindrical wood”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} godet (plural godets)
  1. (obsolete) A drinking cup. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-godet-en-noun-liNUqcKd
  2. (sewing) A piece of fabric inserted into a garment along a seam or cut to lengthen the free edge, and to make a garment roomier and to add a wavy edge cf. gusset. Categories (topical): Sewing Translations (piece of fabric inserted to lengthen the free edge): годе (gode) [neuter] (Macedonian), клин (klin) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-godet-en-noun-COIj9rIg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 74 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 82 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 6 70 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 73 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 7 71 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 74 19 Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles Disambiguation of 'piece of fabric inserted to lengthen the free edge': 1 91 8
  3. (textiles) A roller for guiding synthetic filaments during drawing. Categories (topical): Textiles
    Sense id: en-godet-en-noun-1nJ703ed Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flare

Inflected forms

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