noun In medieval architecture, from the eleventh to the fifteenth century, an ornament on the bases of pillars, connecting the torus with each angle of the plinth.
noun In wine-making, a deposit which forms within eight or ten days after new wines are bottled.
noun See griff.
noun The part of a Jacquard loom which raises the warp-threads. Also called knife-box.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun Local, U. S. The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also, a mulatto.
noun A person of mixed negro and American Indian blood.
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noun US, dialectal The offspring of a mulattowoman and a negro.
noun US, dialectal A mulatto.
Etymologies
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French
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The name derives from the old French term for "glutton," an insult the master printers often threw at them, modified to include the word "griffe," or "claw," in order to emphasize the group's economic power.
The name derives from the old French term for "glutton," an insult the master printers often threw at them, modified to include the word "griffe," or "claw," in order to emphasize the group's economic power.
Pas mon chat: chat du voisin que j'ai acculé chez moi, pour le leur ramener même après qu'il m'ait prévenu à grands coups de griffe qu'il était trop paniqué pour venir tranquillement.
Pas mon chat: chat du voisin que j'ai acculé chez moi, pour le leur ramener même après qu'il m'ait prévenu à grands coups de griffe qu'il était trop paniqué pour venir tranquillement.
J'me suis acheté des pitit haut freddy griffe de la nuit, un gilet freddy griffe de la nuit et ...... un pitit haut col mao que je suis beau la dedans quel beau gosse ce pinku (une vraie gonzesse)
bilby commented on the word griffe
Ideal for your Brown Bastard or Classical Architecture? list.
April 1, 2024