goffer
/gof-er/US // ˈgɒf ər //UK // (ˈɡəʊfə) //
谷夫,谷仓,谷雨,谷仓市
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women's caps.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to flute, as with a heated iron.
Examples
Dr. Fellowes had the kindness to give me a goffer (a large field-mouse), undoubtedly Diplostoma bulbivorum.
A new mortification for poor Cinderella, for it was she who had to iron her sisters' fine linen, and goffer their ruffles.
Hence our verb to goffer, to give a cellular appearance to a frill.
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