goffer verb trans. ['gɒfǝ] L16.
[French gaufrer stamp with a patterned tool, from gaufre honeycomb, Anglo-Norman walfre from Middle Low German wāfel: see WAFFLE noun¹, WAFER noun.]
Make wavy, flute, or crimp (a lace edge, a frill, etc.) by the use of a heated iron or similar instrument.
goffering iron an iron tool heated and used to flute or crimp lace, frills, etc.

■ goffered adjective (a) made wavy by goffering, fluted, crimped; (b) (of the edges of a book) embossed or stamped with repeated patterns: E18.

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