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griffe

1[grif]
–noun 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.

Origin:
1715–25, Americanism; < LaF < AmerSp grifo curly-haired

griffe

2[grif]
–noun Architecture.
an ornament at the base of a column, projecting from the torus toward a corner of the plinth.
Also called spur.


Origin:
1870–75; < F: claw < Gmc
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