AGRAFFE

Etymology

Noun

agraffe (plural agraffes)

A clasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring.

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

Source: Wiktionary

A*graffe", n. Etym: [F. agrafe, formerly agraffe, OF. agrappe. See Agrappes.]

1. A hook or clasp. The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants. Sir W. Scott.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition