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.
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