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单词 goffering
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gof•fer•ing  (gof′ər ing),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga decorative or ornamental frill, ruffle, etc.
Also, gauffering. 
  • goffer + -ing1 1840–50

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gof•fer  (gof′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothingan ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women's caps.

v.t. 
  1. Clothingto flute (a frill, ruffle, etc.), as with a heated iron.
Also, gauffer. 
  • Middle Dutch wāfel waffle
  • French gaufre waffle
  • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
goffer, gauffer /ˈɡəʊfə/ vb (transitive)
  1. to press pleats into (a frill)
  2. to decorate (the gilt edges of a book) with a repeating pattern
 n
  1. an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
  2. the decoration formed by goffering books
  3. the iron or tool used in making goffers
Etymology: 18th Century: from French gaufrer to impress a pattern, from gaufre, from Middle Low German wāfel; see waffle1, wafer
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