Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gauffer

2 senses of gauffer

Sense 1
goffer, gauffer, goffering iron, gauffering iron -- (an iron used to press pleats and ridges)
       => iron, smoothing iron -- (home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth)

Sense 2
goffer, gauffer -- (an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats)
       => frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow -- (a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gauffer

1 sense of gauffer

Sense 1
gauffer, goffer -- (make wavy with a heated goffering iron; "goffer the trim of the dress")
       => wave -- (set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair")