GRIFFE

Etymology 1

Noun

griffe (plural griffes)

A claw-like ornament at the base of a column.

Etymology 2

Noun

griffe (plural griffes)

(chiefly, US, dialectal, dated or historical) A person of mixed (black and white) race, especially the offspring of a mulatto (person of mixed black and white ancestry) and a person of fully black ancestry.

Coordinate terms

• (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto

Source: Wiktionary


Griffe, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also, a mulatto. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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