griffe
1
[grif]
/grɪf/
noun
,
Chiefly Louisiana.
1.
the offspring of a black and a mulatto.
2.
a person of mixed black and American Indian ancestry.
3.
a mulatto, especially a woman.
Origin
1715-25,
Americanism; <
Louisiana French
<
American Spanish
grifo
curly-haired
griffe
2
[grif]
/grɪf/
noun
,
Architecture
1.
an ornament at the base of a column, projecting from the torus toward a corner of the plinth.
Also called
spur
.
Origin
1870-75;
<
French:
claw <
Germanic
British Dictionary definitions for
griffe
griffe
/
ɡrɪf
/
noun
1.
(
architect
) a carved ornament at the base of a column, often in the form of a claw
Word Origin
C19: from French: claw, of Germanic origin