paraph

pa·raph

noun \ˈpa-rəf, pə-ˈraf\

Definition of PARAPH

: a flourish at the end of a signature

Origin of PARAPH

Middle French, modification of Latin paragraphus paragraph

First Known Use: 1584

Rhymes with PARAPH

agrafe, bar graph, behalf, carafe, chiffchaff, cowlstaff, digraph, distaff, Falstaff, flagstaff, Flagstaff, giraffe, half-staff, horselaugh, kenaf, line graph, mooncalf, pikestaff, riffraff, tipstaff