Home › Words › A › agraffeagraffe/əˈɡɹæf/agraffe means A decorated clasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring, similar to hook and eye, used in armor or in ordinary clothing.agraffe is pronounced /əˈɡɹæf/.EtymologyBorrowed from French agrafe (“hook”), from agrafer (“to hook”).nounA decorated clasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring, similar to hook and eye, used in armor or in ordinary clothing.A carved keystone, usually decorated with a mascaron or a corbel, often used in Classical architecture.A brass fitting, screwed into a piano plate, that positions the strings vertically and laterally, and defines one end of the string's speaking length.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.agrafe 78% match vs agraffe →clasp 67% match — A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder. vs agraffe →clasper 62% match — Anything that clasps. vs agraffe →claspless 61% match — Without a clasp. vs agraffe →agraff 59% match — The conical stone located in the middle of a round arch. vs agraffe →enclaspment 59% match — clasp; embrace vs agraffe →clasping 58% match — The act by which something is clasped. vs agraffe →grapper 57% match — A metal ring or leather strap on the base of a lance behind the grip, designed to stop the lance from moving backward by catching on the lance rest or on the lancer's chest and arm when the lance was tucked into the armpit. vs agraffe →