Dictionary entry

Agraffe

Webster's Dictionary 1913

A‐graffe″ (�), n. [F. agrafe, formerly agraffe, OF. agrappe. See Agrappes.] 1. A hook or clasp.

The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants.

Sir W. Scott.

2. A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to limit the vibration.