Gauffer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gauffer \Gauf"fer\, v. t. [F. gaufrer to figure cloth, velvet,
     and other stuffs, fr. gaufre honeycomb, waffle; of German
     origin. See {Waffle}, {Wafer}, and cf. {Goffer}, {Gopher} an
     animal.]
     To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See {Goffer}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gauffer
       n 1: an iron used to press pleats and ridges [syn: {goffer}]
       2: an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats [syn: {goffer}]
       v : make wavy with a heated goffering iron; "goffer the trim of
           the dress" [syn: {goffer}]