goffering

goffering
/gof"euhr ing/, n.
a decorative or ornamental frill, ruffle, etc.
Also, gauffering.
[1840-50; GOFFER + -ING1]

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  • Goffering — Goffer Gof fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Goffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Goffering}.] [See {Gauffer}.] To plait, flute, or crimp. See {Gauffer}. Clarke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Goffering — Торшонирование (обрезов книги), гренирование; гофрирование; Блинтовое [бескрасочное] тиснение …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • goffering — gof·fer || gÉ‘fÉ™(r) / gəʊf n. eagerly energetic person; decorative ruffle made by pressing pleats; iron used for pressing pleats and borders; crimper v. make waves or crimp hair using a heated iron; make pleats in fabric to produce an… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • goffering — gof·fer·ing …   English syllables

  • goffering — …   Useful english dictionary

  • goffering iron — noun an iron used to press pleats and ridges • Syn: ↑goffer, ↑gauffer, ↑gauffering iron • Hypernyms: ↑iron, ↑smoothing iron …   Useful english dictionary

  • gauffer — I noun 1. an iron used to press pleats and ridges • Syn: ↑goffer, ↑goffering iron, ↑gauffering iron • Hypernyms: ↑iron, ↑smoothing iron 2. an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats …   Useful english dictionary

  • gauffering — noun see goffering * * * /gaw feuhr ing, gof euhr /, n. goffering. * * * goffˈering or gauffˈering noun 1. Plaits or ruffles, or the process of making them 2. Indented tooling on the edge of a book • • • Main Entry: ↑goffer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Goffer — Gof fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Goffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Goffering}.] [See {Gauffer}.] To plait, flute, or crimp. See {Gauffer}. Clarke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Goffered — Goffer Gof fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Goffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Goffering}.] [See {Gauffer}.] To plait, flute, or crimp. See {Gauffer}. Clarke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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