godet

[ goh-det ]

/ goʊˈdɛt /

a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness. Compare gore³(def 1), gusset(def 1).

Textiles. a glass or plastic roller for guiding synthetic filaments into the centrifugal box.

Origin of godet

1570–80 for earlier sense “drinking cup”; 1870–75 for def 1 < Middle French, equivalent to god- (< Germanic; see cod²) + -et -et

Godet gives the incident a peculiar turn, more ingenious than convincing.

Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians |James Denney
Do you suppose we could find out anywhere who owns the Godet house now?

Finding the Lost Treasure |Helen M. Persons
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
Godet has a suggestion which is as natural as it is beautiful.

Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke |Henry Burton

That in the Holiness of God we have the union of love and righteousness, has been perhaps put by no one more clearly than Godet.

Holy in Christ |Andrew Murray

godet

/ (ˈɡəʊdeɪ, ɡəʊˈdɛt) /

a triangular piece of material inserted into a garment, such as into a skirt to create a flare

C19: from French