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.
A roller for guiding synthetic filaments during drawing.
Origin
From Middle French godet, from Dutch kodde ("piece of cylindrical wood").
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