Gauffer

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Noun, Noun Phrase, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

gauf=fer

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Gauffer has 2 senses

gauffer(n = noun.artifact) gauffering iron, goffer, goffering iron - an iron used to press pleats and ridges;

is a kind of iron, smoothing iron

gauffer(n = noun.artifact) goffer - an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats;

is a kind of flounce, frill, furbelow, ruffle

Verb Gauffer has 1 sense

gauffer(v = verb.body) goffer - make wavy with a heated goffering iron; "goffer the trim of the dress"

is one way to wave

Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY

Gauffer, 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]