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.

goffer

/ ˈɡəʊfə /

verb

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
3. the iron or tool used in making goffers

Word History and Origins

Origin of goffer¹

1700–10; < French gaufre waffle < Middle Dutch wāfel waffle ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of goffer¹

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

Example Sentences

The flat hills of the goffer are likewise seen; this is a kind of large sand rat, living underground, of which I did not obtain a specimen.

From Project Gutenberg

The sleeves are almost tight for about two-thirds of the arm, and end in a frill, on which are set two smaller frills, vandyked and goffered at the edges.

From Project Gutenberg

The veins of the leaves are next impressed by means of a die, and the petals are given their natural rounded forms by goffering irons of various shapes.

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Moistening the tips of her fingers on her lip and keeking into my little oval looking-glass, she deftly arranged a stray lock of gray-black hair under the neatly goffered border of her white morning-mutch.'

From Project Gutenberg

A very high stock of black satin or linen surrounded the throat, with or without the points of collar showing, and a frilled shirt, often stiffly goffered.

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