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Definition of Goffering
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goffering
Literary usage of Goffering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"A variety of other forms of goffering- •withering away when they have dispersed
... For hollowing petals, the goffering-iron is simply a polished iron ball ..."
2. Laundry Work: For Use in Homes and Schools by Juniata L. Shepperd (1909)
"... to launder 98 Flannelette, to clean 107' Floor of the Laundry Room 3 Fluting,
Crimping and Goffering 66 Form for Baby's Shirt, illustration 42 Function ..."
3. Technological Dictionary: English-Spanish and Spanish-English of Words and by Néstor Ponce de León (1920)
"bolter tamine. estampa (mw) stamp, marking iron, marking — de abajo (mw) bottom
swage, die. hammer, goffering mould, snap die, swage (eng. ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"A crimp- iug-iron used for plaiting or fluting frills, etc.
goffering-press (gof 'er-ing-pres), ». A fluting-, plaiting-, or crimping-press,
especially for ..."
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