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goffer

gof·fer

UK/ˈɡɒfə/ uncommon slang uk
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

an iron used to press pleats and ridges

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3.

an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats

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verb

1.

make wavy with a heated goffering iron

  • “goffer the trim of the dress”
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Origin

Borrowed from French gaufrer (“to stamp with a patterned tool”), from gaufre (“honeycomb”).

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