gauffering

noun

1. goffering.

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.

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