goffering

Variant of goffer

goffer definition

gof·fer (gäf′ər, gôf′-)

transitive verb

to pleat, crimp, or flute (cloth, paper, etc.)

Etymology: Fr gaufrer, to crimp < gaufre, waffle < Du wafel, waffle

noun

  1. an iron used to goffer cloth, etc.
  2. the act of pleating or fluting; also, a series of pleats, crimps, or flutes
    also goffering gof′·fer·ing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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