Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A triangular piece of fabric usually set into the hem of a garment to add fullness.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
goddet .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun sewing A piece of
fabric inserted into agarment along aseam orcut to lengthen the free edge, and to make a garment roomier and to add a wavy edge.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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You could try and this is one of my ideas making the front portion that is contrast like a godet, so you have coverage and no potential of opening, but it will have to be an over the head or step in dress.
Fashion Sewing on A Budget ... and the Walk-Away Dress! - A Dress A Day 2008
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The skirt looks as though it has a pleat combined with a enormous triangular gusset godet?
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The seams of the princess bodice line up perfectly with the point of each godet.
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Their social organization is very complete; each village has its headman or manjhi, with his assistant the paranik; the jogmanghi is charged with the supervision of the morals of the young men and women; the naeke is the village priest, the godet is the village constable.
Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas
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The unfortunate man agreed and then the _jog manjhi_ and _godet_ were sent to call all the men of the neighbourhood to a meeting.
Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas
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Ant muche neod is þ̵ ȝe neomen to ham muche ȝeme · for ȝe mahen muchel beon þurh ham i {} godet ·
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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The skirt, which had a champagne-colored satin sash and godet inserts at the hem, extended to a sweep train.
Arkansas Online stories < 2010
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Depart de Melbourne le vendredi, apres un godet avec les collegues, direction Darwin (cote Nord de l'Australie) pour une journee d'etape.
hernesheir commented on the word godet
Good godets made homemade bell-bottom pants what they are today.
February 13, 2011