griffe, n.f., claw; fang; pounce, talon; grasp; (gard.) bulb; stamped facsimile of a signature; (tech.) catch; music-pen. Je suis sous ses —s; I am in his clutches. Donner un coup de — à quelqu’un; to do any one an ill office; to speak ill of any one. Apposer sa — à; to put one’s signature to.
griffer, v.a., (falconry) to take with the claws, to claw; to scratch (of cats); (pop.) to clutch, to grab.
griffon, n.m., griffin, griffon (also a kind of water dog).
griffonnage, n.m., scrawl, scrawling, scribbling, scribble.
griffonner, v.a., to scrawl; to scribble.
griffonneu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., scrawler, scribbler.
*grignon, n.m., hard crust; residuum.
*grignoter, v.a., to nibble; to get pickings.
*grignotis (-ti), n.m., (engr.) crispness.
grigou, n.m., beggarly fellow, miserable wretch; sordid miser.