gauffer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an iron used to press pleats and ridges
    goffering iron; goffer; gauffering iron.
  2. noun an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
    goffer.
  3. verb make wavy with a heated goffering iron
    goffer.
    • goffer the trim of the dress

WordNet

Gauf"fer transitive verb
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer.

Webster 1913