Griffes


[grif-uh s] /ˈgrɪf əs/

noun
1.
Charles Tomlinson, 1884–1920, U.S. composer.
[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.
[grif] /grɪf/
noun, Architecture.
1.
an ornament at the base of a column, projecting from the torus toward a corner of the plinth.
/ɡrɪf/
noun
1.
(architect) a carved ornament at the base of a column, often in the form of a claw

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