gauffer

Other forms: gauffering; gauffered

Definitions of gauffer
  1. verb
    make wavy with a heated goffering iron
    synonyms: goffer
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    type of:
    wave
    set waves in
  2. noun
    an iron used to press pleats and ridges
    synonyms: gauffering iron, goffer, goffering iron
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    type of:
    iron, smoothing iron
    home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
  3. noun
    an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
    synonyms: goffer
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    type of:
    flounce, frill, furbelow, ruffle
    a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
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