As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
GAUFFERED
Verb
gauffered
simple past tense and past participle of gauffer
Source: Wiktionary
GAUFFER
Gauf"fer, v. t. Etym: [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.]
Definition: To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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