goffer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
    gopher.
  2. noun an iron used to press pleats and ridges
    goffering iron; gauffering iron; gauffer.
  3. noun an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
    gauffer.
  4. verb make wavy with a heated goffering iron
    gauffer.
    • goffer the trim of the dress

WordNet

Gof"fer transitive verb
Etymology
See Gauffer.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Goffered ; present participle & verbal noun Goffering
Definitions
  1. To plait, flute, or crimp. See Gauffer. Clarke.

Webster 1913