Etymology

goffer

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Today it means: To make wavy; to crimp. Full definition →

French gaufrer
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromgaufrer“to stamp with a patterned tool”
  2. English todaygoffer

Borrowed from French gaufrer (“to stamp with a patterned tool”), from gaufre (“honeycomb”).

Words from the same roots

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