Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
goffer .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See
goffer .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
plait ,crimp , orflute ; togoffer , aslace .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make wavy with a heated goffering iron
- noun an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
- noun an iron used to press pleats and ridges
Etymologies
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French gaufrer to figure cloth, velvet, and other stuffs, from gaufre honeycomb, waffle; of German origin. See waffle, wafer, and compare goffer, gopher an animal.
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