Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agraffe

/əˈɡɹæf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agraffe
IPA: /əˈɡɹæf/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decorated clasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring, similar to hook and eye, used in armor or in ordinary clothing.

noun

A carved keystone, usually decorated with a mascaron or a corbel, often used in Classical architecture.

noun

A brass fitting, screwed into a piano plate, that positions the strings vertically and laterally, and defines one end of the string's speaking length.

Example Sentences

"The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants, was another distinction of the beautiful Jewess, scoffed and sneered at by the proud dames who sat above her, but secretly envied by those who affected to deride them."
"A young girl is about to join together on her left shoulder the chiton, which is fastened over the right shoulder by means of an agraffe."
"[…]the lumbering efforts of old Sir Henry to be as young and gay as his wife, in spite of gout and portliness; and the extreme delight of his lady in her new splendours—a gold spotted muslin and white plumes in a diamond agraffe."
"Striking out with his fists at two or three men who barred the way, he suddenly stood confronting these miscreants, the light of the torch glowing on the rich silk of his doublet, the jewelled agraffe of his hat, his proud, serious face almost distorted by overwhelming wrath."

Etymology

Borrowed from French agrafe (“hook”), from agrafer (“to hook”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: agrafe

Inflected Forms

agraffes (plural) agrafe (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce agraffe?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɡɹæf/.
What does agraffe mean?: A decorated clasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring, similar to hook and eye, used in armor or in ordinary clothing.
Where does agraffe come from?: It is traced to French.

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