GRIFFE


Meaning of GRIFFE in English

griffe 1

/grif/ , n. Chiefly Louisiana.

1. the offspring of a black and a mulatto.

2. a person of mixed black and American Indian ancestry.

3. a mulatto, esp. a woman.

[ 1715-25, Amer.; grifo curly-haired ]

griffe 2

/grif/ , n. Archit.

an ornament at the base of a column, projecting from the torus toward a corner of the plinth. Also called spur .

[ 1870-75; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .