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Meaning of GAUFFER

Pronunciation:  'gofur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
  2. [n]  an iron used to press pleats and ridges
 

GAUFFER is a 7 letter word that starts with G.

 

 Synonyms: goffer
 
 See Also: flounce, frill, furbelow, iron, ruffle, smoothing iron

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gauf"fer\, v. t. [F. gaufrer to figure cloth, velvet,
and other stuffs, fr. gaufre honeycomb, waffle; of German
origin. See {Waffle}, {Wafer}, and cf. {Goffer}, {Gopher} an
animal.]
To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See {Goffer}.

 

 

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