Griffe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Chiefly Louisiana.
  1. the offspring of a Black person and a mulatto.
  2. a person of mixed Black and American Indian ancestry.
  3. a mulatto, especially a woman.
noun Architecture.
  1. an ornament at the base of a column, projecting from the torus toward a corner of the plinth.
noun
  1. a carved ornament at the base of a column, often in the form of a claw
Griffe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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