agraffe
or a·grafe
[ uh-graf ]
/ əˈgræf /
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noun
a small cramp iron.
a clasp, often richly ornamented, for clothing or armor.
a device, as a hook, for preventing vibration in the section of a piano string between the pin and the bridge.
(in classical architecture) a sculptural relief on the face of a keystone.
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How to use agraffe in a sentence
What part the Agraffe played in it (a medival beast I imagined) I could not know, could not guess.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.The hair is long, and over it is worn a neat cap with lappets and a golden agraffe and love-knot, to support the hair.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham KingHe added that others such as Stroom, Graith, and Agraffe appeared in his poems.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.But he wrote certain poems, in which Stroom and Graith, and the Agraffe appear.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for agraffe
agraffe
sometimes US agrafe
/ (əˈɡræf) /
noun
a fastening consisting of a loop and hook, formerly used in armour and clothing
a metal cramp used to connect stones
Word Origin for agraffe
C18: from French, from grafe a hook
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