a·graffe also
a·grafe 
(
ə-gr
ăf
)
n.1. A hook-and-loop arrangement used for a clasp on armor and clothing.
2. A cramp iron for holding stones together in building.
[French agrafe, from agrafer, to hook onto : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see AD-) + grafer, to hook (from grafe, hook, from Old High German krāpfo).]