gauffering
[ gaw-fer-ing, gof-er- ]
/ ˈgɔ fər ɪŋ, ˈgɒf ər- /
noun
Words nearby gauffering
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Definition for gauffering (2 of 2)
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
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Examples from the Web for gauffering
Footnote 3: There is a picture of an Egyptian gauffering machine in Wilkinson, vol.
The Dance (by An Antiquary)|AnonymousAfter the edges have been gilt they may be decorated by tooling, called “gauffering.”
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books|Douglas Cockerell
British Dictionary definitions for gauffering
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
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