Thesaurus: griff

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1. n. Grasp; reach.
2. n. An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
3. 1. Grasp; reach. [Obs.] A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff. Holland. 2. Etym: [Cf. F. griffe, G. griff, prop., a grasping.] (Weaving) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods. Knight.
4. An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wireswhich raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.Knight.
5. n. Grasp; reach. n. An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.