English
agrafe
Agrafe comes from French agrafer ‘to staple’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentagrafer‘to staple’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentagrafe
- Englishearliest quotation 1867same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentagrafer‘to staple’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentagrafe
- Englishearliest quotation 1867same form
Earliest quotation: 1867, Harper's Bazaar: “The belt was of gold, confined by a diamond…”
Every English word from French agrafer
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French agrafer / agrafe