goffer
oxford
views updated May 23 2018gof·fer / ˈgäfər/ (also gauf·fer / ˈgôfər; ˈgäf-/ ) •
v. [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (goffered) treat (a lace edge or frill) with heated irons in order to crimp or flute it: a goffered frill. ∎ [as adj.] (goffered) (of the gilt edges of a book) embossed with a repeating design.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
goffer
oxford
views updated Jun 27 2018goffer make wavy, crimp. XVIII. — F.
gaufrer impress with a pattern-tool, f.
gaufre honeycomb, pastry made on a mould, impressed pattern, AN.
walfre — MLG.
wāfel; see
WAFFLE,
WAFER.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
goffer
oxford
views updated May 18 2018goffer. To create a wavy pattern or rippling effect by means of indentations, incisions, or impressions, so the object thus treated is referred to as goffered.
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL
