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May 23, 2012
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a•graffe



Pronunciation: (u-graf'), [key]
—n.
1. a small cramp iron.
2. a clasp, often richly ornamented, for clothing or armor.
3. a device, as a hook, for preventing vibration in the section of a piano string between the pin and the bridge.
4. (in classical architecture) a sculptural relief on the face of a keystone. Also,a•grafePronunciation: (u-graf'). [key]

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