AGRAFE


Meaning of AGRAFE in English

noun

or agraffe əˈgraf

( -s )

Etymology: French agrafe, from agrafer to hook, fasten, from Middle French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + grafer to hook, from grafe hook, from Old High German krāpfo; akin to Old High German krampfo hook — more at cramp

1. : a hook-and-loop fastening ; especially : an ornamental clasp used on armor or costumes

an agrafe set with pearls

2. : a hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to prevent the section between the pin and the bridge from vibrating

3.

a. : a cramp used in building to hold stones together

b. : relief sculpture put upon the head of an arch

4. : the iron clamp used to secure the cork in a champagne bottle or the closure in any jug, bottle, or carboy

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