agraffe Meaning, Definition & Usage

A*graffe" noun
Etymology
F. agrafe, formerly agraffe, OF. agrappe. See Agrappes.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913