Definitions For Griffe

Etymology 1

From {{bor, en, fr, griffe, , claw}}.

Noun

GRIFFE (plural GRIFFEs) A claw-like ornament at the base of a column.

Etymology 2

From {{bor, en, frc, -}} (in period American English usage) and from general {{bor, en, fr, griffe}} (in reference to such people in e.g. Haiti), perhaps from (American) {{der, en, es, grifo}} (supposedly "curly-haired").{{R:Dictionary.com}}

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.

Alternative forms

grif

Coordinate terms

person of mixed race see list in mulatto