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goffer

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: goffer

1
vn
make wavy with a heated goffering iron
an iron used to press pleats and ridges
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n
a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: goffer
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v make wavy with a heated goffering iron

goffer the trim of the dress”
Synonyms:
gauffer
Type of:
wave
set waves in

n an iron used to press pleats and ridges

Synonyms:
gauffer, gauffering iron, goffering iron
Type of:
iron, smoothing iron
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

n an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats

Synonyms:
gauffer
Type of:
flounce, frill, furbelow, ruffle
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
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n a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)

Synonyms:
gopher
Type of:
busy bee, eager beaver, live wire, sharpie, sharpy
an alert and energetic person
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