agraffe
noun
a small cramp iron.
agrafe
-
a variation of
agraffe.
Example Sentences
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A tiny toy needle-gun suspended to the agrafe is pulled outwards and turned over the top of the bottle, whereupon the fastening becomes instantly disengaged, and anything like trouble, uncleanliness, or annoyance is entirely avoided.
From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Henry Vizetelly
This consists of a triple-branched agrafe, provided with a kind of hinge.
From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Henry Vizetelly
An agrafe in the form of a medallion fastens on the breast the ends of a mantle lifted up by the arms which thus produce folds full of nobility and elegance.
From Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton
The jewels sent were a pair of ear-rings and an agrafe of emeralds encircled with diamonds.
From Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry, with minute details of her entire career as favorite of Louis XV. Written by herself by Étienne-Léon, baron de Lamothe-Langon
Her bodice was clasped by an agrafe of richest pearls; and the white throat and the jewel lay together, pearl beside pearl, each rivalling the snowy lustre of the other.
From Joseph II. and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
