- goffering iron
- nounan iron used to press pleats and ridges• Syn: ↑goffer, ↑gauffer, ↑gauffering iron• Hypernyms: ↑iron, ↑smoothing iron
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goffering — gof·fer || gÉ‘fÉ™(r) / gəʊf n. eagerly energetic person; decorative ruffle made by pressing pleats; iron used for pressing pleats and borders; crimper v. make waves or crimp hair using a heated iron; make pleats in fabric to produce an… … English contemporary dictionary
smoothing iron — noun home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth • Syn: ↑iron • Derivationally related forms: ↑iron (for: ↑iron) • Hypernyms: ↑home appliance, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gauffering iron — noun an iron used to press pleats and ridges • Syn: ↑goffer, ↑gauffer, ↑goffering iron • Hypernyms: ↑iron, ↑smoothing iron … Useful english dictionary
gauffer — I noun 1. an iron used to press pleats and ridges • Syn: ↑goffer, ↑goffering iron, ↑gauffering iron • Hypernyms: ↑iron, ↑smoothing iron 2. an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats … Useful english dictionary
Artificial flower — Artificial flowers and imitations of natural flowers are sometimes made for scientific purposes (the collection of glass flowers at Harvard University, for example, which illustrates the flora of the United States), but more often as articles of… … Wikipedia
goffer — [gäf′ər, gôf′ər] vt. [Fr gaufrer, to crimp < gaufre, waffle < Du wafel, WAFFLE1] to pleat, crimp, or flute (cloth, paper, etc.) n. 1. an iron used to goffer cloth, etc. 2. the act of pleating or fluting; also, a series of pleats, crimps, or … English World dictionary
goffer — v. & n. v.tr. 1 make wavy, flute, or crimp (a lace edge, a trimming, etc.) with heated irons. 2 (as goffered adj.) (of the edges of a book) embossed. n. 1 an iron used for goffering. 2 ornamental plaiting used for frills etc. Etymology: F gaufrer … Useful english dictionary
