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godet

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɡəʊˈdeɪ/
  • /ɡəʊˈdɛt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A drinking cup.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A roller for guiding synthetic filaments during drawing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles

Examples

  • 1991, Textile Asia, Volume 22, Issues 1-6, page 54, Primary air entanglement is applied to give the yarn better cohesion and thus achieve a smoother, quieter thread path over the godets. After the yarn guiding block a heated godet with idler roll acts as a spinning godet and thus defines spinning [...] .

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From Middle French godet, from Dutch kodde (“piece of cylindrical wood”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Macedonian: годе (gode) — piece of fabric inserted to lengthen the free edge
  • Russian: клин (klin) — piece of fabric inserted to lengthen the free edge