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Definition: AGRAFFE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A hook or clasp.[Websters]
2. A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to limit the vibration.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Agraffe" is a common misspelling or typo for: agrafe.

Date "Agraffe" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1812. (references)

Etymology:Agraffe \A*graffe"\, noun. [French expression agrafe, formerly agraffe, Old French agrappe. See Agrappes.]. (references)


Extended Definition: AGRAFFE

Agraffe

An agraffe is a part found on some pianos. The agraffe is a guide at the tuning-pin end of the string, screwed into the plate, with holes through which the strings pass. It anchors the strings, ensures proper height and determines the speaking length of the string. Quality agraffes are usually made of solid brass but can be painted or plated steel.

Reference: Good, Edwin. Giraffes, Black Dragons, and Other Pianos. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2001.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Agraffe". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: AGRAFFE

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Agraffe 2     Agraffe 2

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"agraffe" is a common misspelling or typo for: agrafe.

Synonyms: agraffe
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 clincher, fibula.
Consider also: clasp, clip, splint, brooch, buckle, copula, fastener, hasp, pin, determinant, determiner.

Verb

 shackle.

Other

 agrappe.
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Computed Synonyms: agraffe

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   15.0093   agraffe     clasp     grip, fastener, hook, buckle, hug   
 2   15.0092   agraffe     clip     cut, clipping, shear, trim, clamp   
 3   14.0092   agraffe     stitch     sew, seam, suture, sting, loop   
 4   14.0092   agraffe     hook     clasp, crook, claw, grapnel, peg   
 5   13.1095   agraffe     brace     bracket, strut, prop, support, buttress   
 6   13.1094   agraffe     staple     strand, cramp, clip, clamp, hook   
 7   13.0092   agraffe     dog     hound, hook, latch, pawl, cramp   
 8   12.1092   agraffe     keystone     lock, spanner, wrench, crown, staple   
 9   12.0094   agraffe     cramp     clamp, staple, spasm, hook, dog   
 10   12.0093   agraffe     seal     stamp, mark, sealing, impress, signet   
 11   12.0093   agraffe     nail     spike, fingernail, pin, tack, claw   
 12   12.0092   agraffe     fastener     attacher, securer, affixer, determinist, lasher   
 13   12.0092   agraffe     loop     eye, ring, bow, eyelet, link   
 14   6.0094   agraffe     grip     grasp, clutch, hold, seize, clasp   
 15   6.0093   agraffe     latch     bolt, lock, fastener, catch, pawl   
--------------------     133 synonyms ranked from 16 to 148 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: agraffe

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   16.1089   agraffe     suture clip     paper clip, clip, retaining clip   
 2   13.0091   agraffe     paper clip     clip, paperclip, fastener   
 3   12.1091   agraffe     wire staple     staple, suture clip, keystone   
 4   12.1091   agraffe     metal lace     fastener, clasp, hook   
 5   12.1088   agraffe     rope fastener     paper clip, pair of tongs, metal lace   
 6   12.0090   agraffe     fish hook     hook, barb, staple   
 7   12.0089   agraffe     pair of tongs     tongs, tweezers, pincers   
 8   12.0089   agraffe     fixing pin     retaining clip, stapling needle, fasten up   
 9   12.0087   agraffe     retaining clip     paper clip, suture clip, fixing pin   
 10   4.1091   agraffe     tape loop     endless loop, inner loop, loop   
 11   4.0090   agraffe     inner loop     tape loop, endless loop, loop   
 12   4.0089   agraffe     wound clip     suture clip, wound suture, clip   
 13   4.0089   agraffe     turning bay     curling lock, ring feeder, to loop back   
 14   4.0088   agraffe     curling lock     lock, turning bay, ring feeder   
 15   4.0084   agraffe     formation of loops     experimental loop, Loop jump, to loop back   
--------------------     47 synonyms ranked from 16 to 62 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: AGRAFFE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Baseclois agrape (attach, attaches, hook, staple, clasp). Additional references: Baseclois, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian svorka (clip, brace, staple, clamp, connector). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese clipe (clip, agraffe, clipping, suture clip, wound clip). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina svorka (clip, brace, staple, clamp, connector). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 搭扣 (agraffe, hasp, fibula). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 搭扣 (agraffe, hasp). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse rampinu (hook, loop, staple, clasp, tendril), rampina (hook, staple, clasp, clip, fastener), ganciu (crab, hook, malignant, staple, clasp), fibbia (loop, hook, staple, clasp, clip). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi rampinu (hook, loop, staple, clasp, tendril), rampina (hook, staple, clasp, clip, fastener), ganciu (crab, hook, malignant, staple, clasp), fibbia (loop, hook, staple, clasp, clip). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican rampinu (hook, loop, staple, clasp, tendril), rampina (hook, staple, clasp, clip, fastener), ganciu (crab, hook, malignant, staple, clasp), fibbia (loop, hook, staple, clasp, clip). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso rampinu (hook, loop, staple, clasp, tendril), rampina (hook, staple, clasp, clip, fastener), ganciu (crab, hook, malignant, staple, clasp), fibbia (loop, hook, staple, clasp, clip). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu rampinu (hook, loop, staple, clasp, tendril), rampina (hook, staple, clasp, clip, fastener), ganciu (crab, hook, malignant, staple, clasp), fibbia (loop, hook, staple, clasp, clip). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech svorka (clip, brace, staple, clamp, connector). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari قزن قفلي (agrafe, agraffe, snap), قزن قفلی (agrafe, agraffe, snap). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch agraffe (agraffe, clasp, hook, plaque), die Schmuckspange (agrafe, agraffe), die Agraffe (agrafe, agraffe). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch speld (pin, needle, agraffe, pins), spang (hook, buckle, clasp, agraffe), gesp (buckle, clasp, agraffe, class, tongue), agrafe (hook, clasp, agraffe). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Français agrafe (hook, staple, clasp, clip, fastener). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
French agrafe (hook, staple, clasp, clip, fastener). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
German agraffe (agraffe, clasp, hook, plaque), die Schmuckspange (agrafe, agraffe), die Agraffe (agrafe, agraffe). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 작은 꺾쇠 (agraffe), 진동 방지 장치 (isolator, agraffe), 작은 꺽쇠 (agraffe), 걸쇠 (hasp, clasp, hook, latch, clasper). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 작은 꺾쇠 (agraffe), 진동 방지 장치 (isolator, agraffe), 작은 꺽쇠 (agraffe), 걸쇠 (hasp, clasp, hook, latch, clasper). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
High German agraffe (agraffe, clasp, hook, plaque), die Schmuckspange (agrafe, agraffe), die Agraffe (agrafe, agraffe). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch agraffe (agraffe, clasp, hook, plaque), die Schmuckspange (agrafe, agraffe), die Agraffe (agrafe, agraffe). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 鉤ホック式の留め金 (agraffe). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 작은 꺾쇠 (agraffe), 진동 방지 장치 (isolator, agraffe), 작은 꺽쇠 (agraffe), 걸쇠 (hasp, clasp, hook, latch, clasper). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Lorrain epotiate (hook, staple, clasp, clip, fastener). Additional references: Lorrain, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi قزن قفلي (agrafe, agraffe, snap), قزن قفلی (agrafe, agraffe, snap). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of Sorcy-Bauthémont agrapin (hook, staple, clasp, clip, fastener). Additional references: Patois of Sorcy-Bauthémont, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian قزن قفلي (agrafe, agraffe, snap), قزن قفلی (agrafe, agraffe, snap). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) قزن قفلي (agrafe, agraffe, snap), قزن قفلی (agrafe, agraffe, snap). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese cochete (agraffe, clasp, hook), clipe (clip, agraffe, clipping, suture clip, wound clip). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi sutur (suture, agraffe, seam, stitch, suture clip), stygn (stitch, agraffe, stitches, suture, suture clip). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish corchete (brace, square bracket, buckle, accolade, bracket), broche (brooch, clasp, broach, fastener, fastening). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska sutur (suture, agraffe, seam, stitch, suture clip), stygn (stitch, agraffe, stitches, suture, suture clip). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish sutur (suture, agraffe, seam, stitch, suture clip), stygn (stitch, agraffe, stitches, suture, suture clip). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, agraffe. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: AGRAFFE

Language Translations for “agraffe” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag athagagrathagaffe (agraffe). Additional references: Athag, agraffe. (volunteer)
Double Dutch agagragaffe (agraffe). Additional references: Double Dutch, agraffe. (volunteer)
Leet /\62/\|o}{|o}{& (agraffe). Additional references: Leet, agraffe. (volunteer)
Oppish opagropaffe (agraffe). Additional references: Oppish, agraffe. (volunteer)
Pig Latin agraffeway (agraffe). Additional references: Pig Latin, agraffe. (volunteer)
Terran B rarpin (agraffe). Additional references: Terran B, agraffe. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi ubagrubaffe (agraffe). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, agraffe. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: AGRAFFE

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Old French 900 - 1400 fermaille (lock, jail, prison, hook, staple), fermail (lock, jail, prison, hook, staple). Additional references: Old French, agraffe. (volunteer)
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