The story
- French · borrowed fromagrafe“hook”
- English todayagraffe
Borrowed from French agrafe (“hook”), from agrafer (“to hook”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
agraffe
Today it means: A decorated clasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring, similar to hook and eye, used in armor or in ordinary clothing. Full definition →
French agrafe