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GAUFFERING
Verb
gauffering
present participle of gauffer
Noun
gauffering (plural gaufferings)
A gauffered ornamentation.
Source: Wiktionary
Gauf"fer*ing, n.
Definition: A mode of plaiting or fluting. Gauffering iron, a kind of fluting iron for fabrics.
– Gauffering press (Flower Manuf.), a press for crimping the leaves and petals into shape.
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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