Defn: See Graft.
GRAFFAGE
Graff"age, n. Etym: [Cf. Grave, n.]
Defn: The scarp of a ditch or moat. "To clean the graffages." Miss
Mitford.
GRAFFER
Graf"fer, n. Etym: [See Greffier.] (Law.)
Defn: a notary or scrivener. Bowvier.
GRAFFITI
Graf*fi"ti, n. pl. Etym: [It., pl. of graffito scratched]
Defn: Inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs, or at Pompeii.
GRAFFITO
Graf*fi"to, n. [It., fr. graffio a scratching.] (Art)
Defn: Production of decorative designs by scratching them through a surface of layer plaster, glazing, etc., revealing a different- colored ground; also, pottery or ware so decorated; — chiefly used attributively.
GRAFT Graft, n. Etym: [OE. graff, F. greffe, originally the same word as OF. grafe pencil, L. graphium, Gr. carve. So named from the resemblance of a scion or shoot to a pointed pencil. Cf. Graphic, Grammar.] (a) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. (b) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot. (c) (Surg.) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.