gauffer


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gauf·fer

 (gŏf′ər, gô′fər)
v. & n.
Variant of goffer.
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gauffer

(ˈɡəʊfə)
n, vb
(Knitting & Sewing) a less common spelling of goffer
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gof•fer

(ˈgɒf ər)

also gauffer



n.
1. an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women's caps.
v.t.
2. to flute (a frill, ruffle, etc.), as with a heated iron.
[1700–10; < French gaufre waffle < Middle Dutch wāfel waffle]
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gauffer


Past participle: gauffered
Gerund: gauffering

Imperative
gauffer
gauffer
Present
I gauffer
you gauffer
he/she/it gauffers
we gauffer
you gauffer
they gauffer
Preterite
I gauffered
you gauffered
he/she/it gauffered
we gauffered
you gauffered
they gauffered
Present Continuous
I am gauffering
you are gauffering
he/she/it is gauffering
we are gauffering
you are gauffering
they are gauffering
Present Perfect
I have gauffered
you have gauffered
he/she/it has gauffered
we have gauffered
you have gauffered
they have gauffered
Past Continuous
I was gauffering
you were gauffering
he/she/it was gauffering
we were gauffering
you were gauffering
they were gauffering
Past Perfect
I had gauffered
you had gauffered
he/she/it had gauffered
we had gauffered
you had gauffered
they had gauffered
Future
I will gauffer
you will gauffer
he/she/it will gauffer
we will gauffer
you will gauffer
they will gauffer
Future Perfect
I will have gauffered
you will have gauffered
he/she/it will have gauffered
we will have gauffered
you will have gauffered
they will have gauffered
Future Continuous
I will be gauffering
you will be gauffering
he/she/it will be gauffering
we will be gauffering
you will be gauffering
they will be gauffering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gauffering
you have been gauffering
he/she/it has been gauffering
we have been gauffering
you have been gauffering
they have been gauffering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gauffering
you will have been gauffering
he/she/it will have been gauffering
we will have been gauffering
you will have been gauffering
they will have been gauffering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gauffering
you had been gauffering
he/she/it had been gauffering
we had been gauffering
you had been gauffering
they had been gauffering
Conditional
I would gauffer
you would gauffer
he/she/it would gauffer
we would gauffer
you would gauffer
they would gauffer
Past Conditional
I would have gauffered
you would have gauffered
he/she/it would have gauffered
we would have gauffered
you would have gauffered
they would have gauffered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gauffer - an iron used to press pleats and ridges
smoothing iron, iron - home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
2.gauffer - an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
flounce, furbelow, ruffle, frill - a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
Verb1.gauffer - 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"
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