The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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