agrafe

See also: Agrafe and agrafé

English

Etymology

From French agrafe.

Noun

agrafe (plural agrafes)

  1. A hook or fastener on clothing.
    • 1867, Harper's Bazaar, volume 1, page 384:
      The belt was of gold, confined by a diamond agrafe.

French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /a.ɡʁaf/
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    • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -af

    Noun

    agrafe f (plural agrafes)

    1. staple (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper)
    2. (on clothing) fastener, hook

    Verb

    agrafe

    1. inflection of agrafer:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

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    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡɾa.fɨ/ [ɐˈɣɾa.fɨ]

    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -afi, (Portugal) -afɨ
    • Hyphenation: a‧gra‧fe

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    agrafe m (plural agrafes)

    1. alternative form of agrafo

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    agrafe

    1. inflection of agrafar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Further reading