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agraffe
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a·graffe
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noun
1.
a small cramp iron.
2.
a clasp, often richly ornamented, for clothing or armor.
3.
a device, as a hook, for preventing vibration in the section of a piano string between the pin and the bridge.
4.
(in classical architecture) a sculptural relief on the face of a keystone.
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a·grafe
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Origin:
1660–70;
<
French,
variant of
agrafe,
noun derivative of
agrafer
to hook, equivalent to
a-
a-
5
+
grafe
hook, cramp iron, probably <
Germanic;
see
grape
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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agraffe
or
sometimes
(
US
)
agrafe
(əˈɡræf)
—
n
1.
a fastening consisting of a loop and hook, formerly used in armour and clothing
2.
a metal cramp used to connect stones
[C18: from French, from
grafe
a hook]
agrafe
or
sometimes
(
US
)
agrafe
—
n
[C18: from French, from
grafe
a hook]
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