1. Plural of goffering; the process or result of creating pleats, flutes, or decorative ridges in fabric, paper, or other material using heat and pressure.
Usage: Often used in historical or textile contexts; Can refer to the decorative pattern itself or the act of creating it
2. Decorative ridged or fluted edges, especially on lace, linen, or other fine fabrics used in historical clothing and furnishings.
Usage: archaic or historical; primarily used in fashion and textile history

Examples

• The museum displayed antique linens with elaborate gofferings along the edges.
• Victorian seamstresses spent hours creating gofferings on fine lace collars.
• The gofferings on the historical dress were made using a hot iron and careful technique.
• She admired the delicate gofferings that decorated the handkerchief.
• The textile conservator carefully restored the faded gofferings on the 18th-century fabric.