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griffe1  (grif ),USA pronunciation n. [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.
  • American Spanish grifo curly-haired
  • Louisiana French
  • 1715–25, American.

griffe2  (grif ),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]
  1. Architecturean ornament at the base of a column, projecting from the torus toward a corner of the plinth. Also called spur. 
  • Gmc
  • French: claw
  • 1870–75

'griffe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
griefo - spur

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