Godet

Quick meaning: Godet is a noun meaning (textiles) A roller for guiding synthetic filaments during drawing.

Meaning

(textiles) A roller for guiding synthetic filaments during drawing.

More Meanings

1. (sewing) 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.
2. (obsolete) A drinking cup.

Example Sentences

Drawing is accomplished between godets 3 and 4 by the different speeds of the two godet groups.

A pie-shaped godet (the most common one), is usually cut with straight grain down the center of the piece of fabric, leaving bias edges on the sides.

Designs with godets, gussets, square or pointed yokes and shawl collars have seams with reverse corners, that is, an inward corner on one edge and an outward corner on the adjoining edge.

In contrast to conventional spinning, wind-up in high speed spinning is often carried out without godets, as shown earlier in Fig. 4.2(a). The absence of godets reduces capital costs and makes thread string-up simpler.

Word Forms

• godets

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