GAUFFERINGS

Noun

gaufferings

plural of gauffering

Source: Wiktionary


GAUFFERING

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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