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)