goffer
[ gof-er ]
/ ˈgɒf ər /
noun
an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women's caps.
verb (used with object)
to flute (a frill, ruffle, etc.), as with a heated iron.
Also
gauf·fer
[gaw-fer, gof-er] /ˈgɔ fər, ˈgɒf ər/.
Origin of goffer
Words nearby goffer
goethe,
goethe, johann wolfgang von,
goethite,
goetz,
gofer,
goffer,
goffering,
goffstown,
gog,
gog and magog,
gogga
British Dictionary definitions for gauffer (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for gauffer (2 of 2)
goffer
gauffer
/ (ˈɡəʊfə) /
verb (tr)
to press pleats into (a frill)
to decorate (the gilt edges of a book) with a repeating pattern
noun
an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
the decoration formed by goffering books
the iron or tool used in making goffers
Word Origin for goffer
C18: from French
gaufrer to impress a pattern, from
gaufre, from Middle Low German
wāfel; see
waffle
1,
wafer