agraffen.

Brit.

/əˈɡraf/, U.S.

/əˈɡræf/

Forms: 1600s– agraffe, 1800s– agrafe.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French agrafe, agraffe.

Etymology: < French agrafe, †agraffe metal clasp, consisting of a hook inserted into a ring, used to fasten two sides of a garment together (1421 in Middle French; 1411 as agraphe ), staple or suture used to join two sides of a wound (1572), clamp or brace used to retain the stones of a wall (1701), probably an alteration (after Middle French graffe hook, clamp (14th cent.)) of agrappe , agrape aggrape n.

1. A kind of fastener or clasp consisting of a hook attached to a ring or loop, often richly ornamented and worn esp. on military uniforms, women's gowns, ceremonial costumes, etc. (sometimes having a purely decorative function). Now chiefly historical.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > fastenings > clasp or buckle > types of

fermilletc1475

fermail1480

agraffec1660

stone-buckle1748

waist-buckle1805

aggrape1846

snake bucklea1882

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1643 (1955) II. 88 The agraffe of his royal mantle.

1707 London Gaz. mmmmccclxii/2 The Present..is an Agraffe of Diamonds, and a Diamond Buckle for an Hat.

1811 Literary Panorama Nov. 927 The Hungarians shall retain..the agraffes, or buttons, of their dolmans, and their spurs.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. viii. 147 The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants.

1831 Royal Lady's Mag. Mar. 195 A rich white satin dress, elegantly trimmed with agraffes of satin and tulle.

1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms 388 Foreign ritualists mention a sort of agrafe of pearls, worn by the pope and cardinals.

1907 Baroness Orczy Tangled Skein 66 The light of the torch glowing on the rich silk of his doublet, the jewelled agraffe.

2003 P. Hofschröer Prussian Staff & Specialist Troops 1791–1815 44/1 The hat is trimmed with white feathers and a white-over-black plume is secured by an elaborate gold clasp or agraffe.

2. Extended and technical uses.

a. Any of various things resembling an agraffe in form or function, esp. an object or device that serves to bridge, join, or fasten two other parts or components. Now rare.

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > [noun] > a fastening

fasteningOE

closing1382

festela1400

fastenera1425

fastingc1450

fastnessa1550

seizurea1616

closure1616

obligation1646

agraffe1772

fastenment1836

buckling1861

hitch1881

soul and body lashing1883

1772 L. de Saint Pierre Art of planting & cultivating Vine vi. 318 On the base-timbers of the jumelles or cheek-timbers..are placed the braces or agraffes of wood..in order to bind them together.

1895 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. 10 536 The method of repair must be a double one. The small loose stones might be riveted together with lead by small iron or copper hooks (agrafes).

1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 27/2 Agraffe, an instrument for keeping together the edges of the wound in operation for harelip.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 11 Agraffe,..the coupling pin in artillery.

2008 M. P. Cosman & L. G. Jones Handbk. Life in Medieval World 556/2 A cramp or hook joining girders in vaults and building construction was called an agraffe (or agrafe).

b. Winemaking. Usually in form agrafe. A metal clip used to secure the cork in a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine during secondary fermentation.

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1855 Househ. Words 17 Feb. 55/2 The cork is tied down, fastened with wire, or, as at M. Moët's, with an iron clasp called an agrafe, and deposited in a cellar.

1877 London Society Oct. 329/2 He..loosens the agrafe securing the cork. Bang goes the latter.

1908 E. Vizetelly & A. Vizetelly Wines of France ii. 54 Directly the corks have been driven into the bottles by a special apparatus, they are secured by agrafes or clips.

1957 Encycl. Brit. V. 216/1 Thick corks, held by steel clamps called agraffes, block the necks.

1989 Daily Tel. 11 Nov. 15/2 Among those who will not mourn the agrafe's departure is oenophile Don Hewistson.

2005 Courier Mail (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Good Life section) 13 The crown seal is undoubtedly more economical,..but Bollinger believes the agrafe cork is best suited to production of the finest champagnes.

c. Music. A device on a piano consisting of a metal guide or holder fixed to the plate near the tuning pins, through or over which the individual strings are passed to keep them at the correct height and position.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > pianoforte > other parts, etc.

ogee front1815

sticker1822

fall1823

string-plate1827

piano leg1852

polychord1858

agraffe1860

mopstick1870

music rest1874

check-bara1877

hammer-action1885

escapement1896

set-off1896

set-off button1896

shift1896

shifting keyboard1896

1860 G. A. Hulskamp Patent in Sci. Amer. 21 July 60/2 For an improvement in pianofortes..I claim the construction of the bridge, L, and the agrafe (Fig. 4), substantially as described.

1883 London & Provinc. Music Trades Rev. Mar. 13/2 Erard [in 1808]..substituting for a long, pinned wooden bridge as many little brass bridges as there were notes. The strings passing through holes bored through the little bridges, called agraffes, or studs, turned upwards towards the wrest-pin.

1911 A. Dolge Pianos & Makers i. ii. 61 These brass agraffes, besides assuring proper counter pressure against the stroke of the hammer, also improved the tone.

2010 N. J. Giordano Physics of Piano ix. 124 Problems with the string losing contact with the nut were solved by the invention of the agraffe and capo tasto bar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agraffe
释义	agraffen. Brit. /əˈɡraf/, U.S. /əˈɡræf/ Forms: 1600s– agraffe, 1800s– agrafe. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French agrafe, agraffe. Etymology: < French agrafe, †agraffe metal clasp, consisting of a hook inserted into a ring, used to fasten two sides of a garment together (1421 in Middle French; 1411 as agraphe ), staple or suture used to join two sides of a wound (1572), clamp or brace used to retain the stones of a wall (1701), probably an alteration (after Middle French graffe hook, clamp (14th cent.)) of agrappe , agrape aggrape n. 1. A kind of fastener or clasp consisting of a hook attached to a ring or loop, often richly ornamented and worn esp. on military uniforms, women's gowns, ceremonial costumes, etc. (sometimes having a purely decorative function). Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > fastenings > clasp or buckle > types of fermilletc1475 fermail1480 agraffec1660 stone-buckle1748 waist-buckle1805 aggrape1846 snake bucklea1882 c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1643 (1955) II. 88 The agraffe of his royal mantle. 1707 London Gaz. mmmmccclxii/2 The Present..is an Agraffe of Diamonds, and a Diamond Buckle for an Hat. 1811 Literary Panorama Nov. 927 The Hungarians shall retain..the agraffes, or buttons, of their dolmans, and their spurs. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. viii. 147 The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants. 1831 Royal Lady's Mag. Mar. 195 A rich white satin dress, elegantly trimmed with agraffes of satin and tulle. 1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms 388 Foreign ritualists mention a sort of agrafe of pearls, worn by the pope and cardinals. 1907 Baroness Orczy Tangled Skein 66 The light of the torch glowing on the rich silk of his doublet, the jewelled agraffe. 2003 P. Hofschröer Prussian Staff & Specialist Troops 1791–1815 44/1 The hat is trimmed with white feathers and a white-over-black plume is secured by an elaborate gold clasp or agraffe. 2. Extended and technical uses. a. Any of various things resembling an agraffe in form or function, esp. an object or device that serves to bridge, join, or fasten two other parts or components. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > [noun] > a fastening fasteningOE closing1382 festela1400 fastenera1425 fastingc1450 fastnessa1550 seizurea1616 closure1616 obligation1646 agraffe1772 fastenment1836 buckling1861 hitch1881 soul and body lashing1883 1772 L. de Saint Pierre Art of planting & cultivating Vine vi. 318 On the base-timbers of the jumelles or cheek-timbers..are placed the braces or agraffes of wood..in order to bind them together. 1895 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. 10 536 The method of repair must be a double one. The small loose stones might be riveted together with lead by small iron or copper hooks (agrafes). 1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 27/2 Agraffe, an instrument for keeping together the edges of the wound in operation for harelip. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 11 Agraffe,..the coupling pin in artillery. 2008 M. P. Cosman & L. G. Jones Handbk. Life in Medieval World 556/2 A cramp or hook joining girders in vaults and building construction was called an agraffe (or agrafe). b. Winemaking. Usually in form agrafe. A metal clip used to secure the cork in a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine during secondary fermentation. ΚΠ 1855 Househ. Words 17 Feb. 55/2 The cork is tied down, fastened with wire, or, as at M. Moët's, with an iron clasp called an agrafe, and deposited in a cellar. 1877 London Society Oct. 329/2 He..loosens the agrafe securing the cork. Bang goes the latter. 1908 E. Vizetelly & A. Vizetelly Wines of France ii. 54 Directly the corks have been driven into the bottles by a special apparatus, they are secured by agrafes or clips. 1957 Encycl. Brit. V. 216/1 Thick corks, held by steel clamps called agraffes, block the necks. 1989 Daily Tel. 11 Nov. 15/2 Among those who will not mourn the agrafe's departure is oenophile Don Hewistson. 2005 Courier Mail (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Good Life section) 13 The crown seal is undoubtedly more economical,..but Bollinger believes the agrafe cork is best suited to production of the finest champagnes. c. Music. A device on a piano consisting of a metal guide or holder fixed to the plate near the tuning pins, through or over which the individual strings are passed to keep them at the correct height and position. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > pianoforte > other parts, etc. ogee front1815 sticker1822 fall1823 string-plate1827 piano leg1852 polychord1858 agraffe1860 mopstick1870 music rest1874 check-bara1877 hammer-action1885 escapement1896 set-off1896 set-off button1896 shift1896 shifting keyboard1896 1860 G. A. Hulskamp Patent in Sci. Amer. 21 July 60/2 For an improvement in pianofortes..I claim the construction of the bridge, L, and the agrafe (Fig. 4), substantially as described. 1883 London & Provinc. Music Trades Rev. Mar. 13/2 Erard [in 1808]..substituting for a long, pinned wooden bridge as many little brass bridges as there were notes. The strings passing through holes bored through the little bridges, called agraffes, or studs, turned upwards towards the wrest-pin. 1911 A. Dolge Pianos & Makers i. ii. 61 These brass agraffes, besides assuring proper counter pressure against the stroke of the hammer, also improved the tone. 2010 N. J. Giordano Physics of Piano ix. 124 Problems with the string losing contact with the nut were solved by the invention of the agraffe and capo tasto bar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1660
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