noun, feminine/ɡʁif/plural: griffes
claw; talon; scratch mark; signature (characteristic mark, e.g. of an artist); brand, designer label (especially fashion)
“coup de griffe” — swipe of the claws
Inherited from Middle French griffe, either deverbal from griffer, which see, or through an unattested Old French noun from Old High German grif, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz.