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Definition of: griff
(grif) noun
1. A series of horizontal blades in a reciprocating frame, to raise and lower the shedding mechanism of a Jacquard loom in forming the pattern.
2. Griffe1.
3. A claw. [<F griffe a claw. See GRIFFE1.]
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