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; ]