godet

noun

go·​det gō-ˈdet  ˈgō-ˌdā 

often attributive

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

Examples of godet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mai’s debt to Galliano and his years at Margiela is clear in the bias draping of both a silver lurex panné velvet halter dress and a black flocked dot tulle and lace shawl collar godet gown. —Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2021

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, from goder "to form creases," probably from god- (in godron "rounded pleat on a ruffle, gadroon") + -et -et entry 1 — more at gadroon

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above