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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Paraph

· Par·aph · IPA /ˈpɛrəf/
01 n. A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery.
  1. 1.
    A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery.
02 v. t. To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.
imp. & p. p. Paraphed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paraphing
  1. 1.
    To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.