WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
go•det
(gō det′),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothinga triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness. Cf. gore3 (def. 1), gusset (def. 1).
- Textilesa glass or plastic roller for guiding synthetic filaments into the centrifugal box.
- Gmc; see cod2) + -et -et
- Middle French, equivalent. to god- (
- 1870–75 for def. 1 1570–80 for earlier sense "drinking cup''
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