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goffer

American  
[gof-er] / ˈgɒf ər /
Also gauffer

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 British  
/ ˈɡəʊfə /

verb

  1. to press pleats into (a frill)

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of goffer

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

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