gauffer | (v) make wavy with a heated goffering iron, Syn. goffer |
goffer | (n) an iron used to press pleats and ridges, Syn. gauffering iron, gauffer, goffering iron |
goffer | (n) an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats, Syn. gauffer |
Gauffer | v. t. [ F. gaufrer to figure cloth, velvet, and other stuffs, fr. gaufre honeycomb, waffle; of German origin. See Waffle, Wafer, and cf. Goffer, Gopher an animal. ] To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Gauffering | n. A mode of plaiting or fluting. [ 1913 Webster ]
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