gof|fer

gof|fer
gof|fer «GOF uhr, GF-», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. to flute (as a frill) with a hot iron; crimp.
2. to impress (book edges) with an ornamental pattern.
–n.
1. an ornamental fluting formerly us especially for the borders of women's caps.
2. a tool used to goffer. Also, gauffer.
[< French gaufrer, or gauffer stamp with a figure or pattern < gaufre small cake, waffle, also earlier Old North French walfre < Dutch wafel waffle]

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  • gof — gof·fered; gof·fer·er; gof·fer·ing; gof·fle; in·di·gof·era; in·di·gof·er·ous; gof·fer; …   English syllables

  • goffer — gof·fer …   English syllables

  • gofferer — gof·fer·er …   English syllables

  • goffering — gof·fer·ing …   English syllables

  • goffer — gof•fer [[t]ˈgɒf ər[/t]] also gauffer n. 1) clo an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women s caps 2) clo to flute (a frill, ruffle, etc.), as with a heated iron • Etymology: 1700–10; < F gaufre waffle < MD wāfel waffle …   From formal English to slang

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • Goffer — Gof fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Goffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Goffering}.] [See {Gauffer}.] To plait, flute, or crimp. See {Gauffer}. Clarke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Goffered — Goffer Gof fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Goffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Goffering}.] [See {Gauffer}.] To plait, flute, or crimp. See {Gauffer}. Clarke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Goffering — Goffer Gof fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Goffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Goffering}.] [See {Gauffer}.] To plait, flute, or crimp. See {Gauffer}. Clarke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gaufrer — [ gofre ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1439; de gaufre ♦ Imprimer sur (une étoffe, du cuir, du papier, etc.) des motifs ornementaux en relief ou en creux. Gaufrer une étoffe. ⇒ cloquer. Fer à gaufrer. ⇒ gaufroir. Papier gaufré. Tissu gaufré. ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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