English noun: goffer | |||
1. | goffer (person) a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) | ||
Synonyms | gopher | ||
Broader (hypernym) | busy bee, eager beaver, live wire, sharpie, sharpy | ||
2. | goffer (artifact) an iron used to press pleats and ridges | ||
Synonyms | gauffer, gauffering iron, goffering iron | ||
Broader (hypernym) | iron, smoothing iron | ||
3. | goffer (artifact) an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats | ||
Synonyms | gauffer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flounce, frill, furbelow, ruffle | ||
English verb: goffer | |||
1. | goffer (body) make wavy with a heated goffering iron | ||
Samples | Goffer the trim of the dress. | ||
Synonyms | gauffer | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wave | ||