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Definition of Griffe
1. n. The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also, a mulatto.
2. n. A person of mixed negro and American Indian blood.
Definition of Griffe
1. the offspring of a black person and a mulatto [n -S]
Medical Definition of Griffe
1. The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also, a mulatto. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Griffe
Literary usage of Griffe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanism of Weaving by Thomas William Fox (1894)
"As these bowls are carried up by ", pieces 26 turn partly round their respective
pins and allow the bowls to pass; but when the griffe descends, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"If at this instant thc griffe H ascends, its blades «ill ... Thc griffe then
descends and the operation Î* __, but with a new combination of lifted threads ..."
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