n. [ Cf. Gripe. ] 1. Grasp; reach. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person of mixed blood. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. ] 1. The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also, a mulatto. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person of mixed negro and American Indian blood. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. An Anglo-Indian name for a person just arrived from Europe. H. Kingsley.

{ } n. [ OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. &unr_;; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the “eagle” of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [ Written also gryphon. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An English early apple. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] One of a European breed of rough-coated dogs, somewhat taller than the setter and of a grizzly liver color. They are used in hunting game birds. The Brussels griffon is a very small, wiry-coated, short-nosed pet dog of Belgian origin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]