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agraffe.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

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

  3. 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.

Where this word comes from

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

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