1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Griffe
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GRIFFE (French for “claw”), an architectural term for the spur, an ornament carved at the angle of the square base of columns.
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GRIFFE (French for “claw”), an architectural term for the spur, an ornament carved at the angle of the square base of columns.