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goffer
[ gof-er ]
/ ˈgɒf ər /
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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.
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Also gauf·fer [gaw-fer, gof-er] /ˈgɔ fər, ˈgɒf ər/ .
Origin of goffer
Words nearby goffer
goethite, Goetz, go far, go-faster stripe, gofer, goffer, goffering, Goffstown, go fish, go fly a kite, go for
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How to use goffer in a sentence
Dr. Fellowes had the kindness to give me a goffer (a large field-mouse), undoubtedly Diplostoma bulbivorum.
A new mortification for poor Cinderella, for it was she who had to iron her sisters' fine linen, and goffer their ruffles.
Tales of Passed Times|Charles PerraultHence our verb to goffer, to give a cellular appearance to a frill.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
British Dictionary definitions for goffer
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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