"griffonage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: griffonages [plural]
Etymology: From French, griffonner. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} griffonage (countable and uncountable, plural griffonages)
  1. (rare) Careless handwriting; a crude or illegible scrawl. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Writing

Inflected forms

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