gauffer

noun

1. an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women’s caps.

verb (used with object)

2. to flute (a frill, ruffle, etc.), as with a heated iron.

noun, verb

1. a less common spelling of goffer

verb (tr)

1. to press pleats into (a frill)
2. to decorate (the gilt edges of a book) with a repeating pattern

noun

3. an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
4. the decoration formed by goffering books
5. the iron or tool used in making goffers