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goffer
OXFORD DICTIONARY
goffer, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 make wavy, flute, or crimp (a lace edge, a trimming, etc.) with heated irons.
2 (as goffered adj.) (of the edges of a book) embossed.
--n.
1 an iron used for goffering.
2 ornamental plaiting used for frills etc.
--v.tr.
1 make wavy, flute, or crimp (a lace edge, a trimming, etc.) with heated irons.
2 (as goffered adj.) (of the edges of a book) embossed.
--n.
1 an iron used for goffering.
2 ornamental plaiting used for frills etc.
Etymology
F gaufrer stamp with a patterned tool f. gaufre honeycomb, rel. to WAFER, WAFFLE(2)
THESAURUS
goffer
aqueduct, canal, canalization, canalize, carve, chamfer, channel, chisel, corrugate, crack, crimp, cut, dado, dike, ditch, engrave, entrenchment, flute, fosse, furrow, gash, gouge, groove, gully, gutter, ha-ha, incise, kennel, moat, pleat, plow, rabbet, rifle, rut, score, scratch, slit, streak, striate, sunk fence, trench, trough, wrinkleFor further exploring for "goffer" in Webster Dictionary Online
