Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gauffer \Gauf"fer\, v. t. [F. gaufrer to figure cloth, velvet,
   and other stuffs, fr. gaufre honeycomb, waffle; of German
   origin. See {Waffle}, {Wafer}, and cf. {Goffer}, {Gopher} an
   animal.]
   To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See {Goffer}.

Source : WordNet®

gauffer
     n 1: an iron used to press pleats and ridges [syn: {goffer}]
     2: an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats [syn: {goffer}]
     v : make wavy with a heated goffering iron; "goffer the trim of
         the dress" [syn: {goffer}]