goffer

[ gof-er ]

noun
  1. an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women's caps.

verb (used with object)
  1. to flute (a frill, ruffle, etc.), as with a heated iron.

Origin of goffer

1
1700–10; <French gaufre waffle <Middle Dutch wāfelwaffle1
  • Also gauf·fer [gaw-fer, gof-er] /ˈgɔ fər, ˈgɒf ər/ .

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How to use goffer in a sentence

  • The ochreous-greenish petals have an edging of crimson and an outer edging of white, prettily frilled and gauffered.

    The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick Boyle

British Dictionary definitions for goffer

goffer

gauffer

/ (ˈɡəʊfə) /


verb(tr)
  1. to press pleats into (a frill)

  2. to decorate (the gilt edges of a book) with a repeating pattern

noun
  1. an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats

  2. the decoration formed by goffering books

  1. the iron or tool used in making goffers

Origin of goffer

1
C18: from French gaufrer to impress a pattern, from gaufre, from Middle Low German wāfel; see waffle 1, wafer

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