English Explanatory Dictionary

griffe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A claw-like ornament at the base of a column.
noun
  1. A person of mixed (black and white) race, especially the offspring of a mulatto (person of mixed black and white ancestry) and a person of fully black ancestry.

Pronunciation

/ɡɹɪf/

Word forms

griffe griffes grif

Etymology

From French griffe (“claw”).

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