GODET


Meaning of GODET in English

n.

Pronunciation: g ō - ' det, ' g ō - ˌ d ā

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

Etymology: French, from goder to form creases, probably from god- (as in godron rounded pleat on a ruffle, gadroon)

Date: 1872

: an inset of cloth placed in a seam to give fullness (as at the bottom of a skirt)

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.