1. a clasp, buckle, or hook-and-eye fastening used to hold two parts of a garment or object together
Usage: also spelled 'agraffe'; chiefly historical or technical
2. in music, a metal tube or band that holds strings in place on a harp or similar instrument
Usage: technical; musical instrument terminology

Examples

• The medieval dress was fastened with an ornate agrafe at the shoulder.
• She adjusted the agrafe on her cloak before stepping outside.
• The harp's agrafe kept the strings properly aligned and secure.
• Agraffes were common decorative elements in Renaissance fashion.
• The jeweler crafted a silver agrafe for the noblewoman's gown.