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noun, feminine

griffe

/ɡʁif/

noun, feminine/ɡʁif/plural: griffes

claw; talon; scratch mark; signature (characteristic mark, e.g. of an artist); brand, designer label (especially fashion)

coup de griffeswipe 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.

griffe — French Dictionary | Passage