n. [ F. agrafe, formerly agraffe, OF. agrappe. See Agrappes. ] 1. A hook or clasp. [ 1913 Webster ]

The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to limit the vibration. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Ingraft. ] To graft; to fix deeply. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Ingraftment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. grafe, greife, greive. Cf. Margrave. ] A steward; an overseer. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ A prince ] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or graff, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ. John Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. See Graft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Grave, n. ] The scarp of a ditch or moat. “To clean the graffages.” Miss Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Greffier. ] (Law.) a notary or scrivener. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ It., pl. of graffito scratched ] 1. Inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs, or at Pompeii. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. any writings or drawings on a surface in a public place, placed there without authorization of the owner of the object on which it is written. Such graffiti are usually unwelcome, and are considered as form of vandalism. [ PJC ]

n. [ It., fr. graffio a scratching. ] 1. (Art) Production of decorative designs by scratching them through a surface of layer plaster, glazing, etc., revealing a different-colored ground; also, pottery or ware so decorated; -- chiefly used attributively. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. the singular form of graffiti, seldom used. [ PJC ]

v. t. See Ingraft. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To misgraft. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It. ] (Paint.) Scratched; -- said of decorative painting of a certain style, in which a white overland surface is cut or scratched through, so as to form the design from a dark ground underneath. [ 1913 Webster ]