Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Paraph"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paraph \Par"aph\, n. [F. paraphe, parafe, contr. fr.
paragraphe.]
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. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paraph \Par"aph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraphed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Paraphing}.] [Cf. F. parapher, parafer.]
To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
paraph
n : a flourish added after or under your signature (originally
to protect against forgery)
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