crocket

[ krok-it ]

nounArchitecture.

a medieval ornament, usually in the form of a leaf that curves up and away from the supporting surface and returns partially upon itself.

Origin of crocket

1300–50; Middle English croket hook <Anglo-French, equivalent to croc hook (<Germanic; see crook¹) + -et-et. See crochet, crotchet

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How to use crocket in a sentence

The north-eastern and the small east buttresses terminate just beneath, in gables richly ornamented with minute crockets.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King Eley
It is rich and fully developed Gothic, with crockets and finials, but not yet attaining any extravagant developement.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) | John Ruskin
Crockets, tourelles, pinnacles and grotesque gargoyles were added in wholesale fashion, and in a very carpenterish way.
The Great North Road: London to York | Charles G. Harper
On each of its faces is an entrance through a pointed arch, ornamented with crockets and a finial.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 470 | Various
On the capitals of the upper walls are the familiar crockets of the north.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for crocket

crocket

/ (ˈkrɒkɪt) /

noun

a carved ornament in the form of a curled leaf or cusp, used in Gothic architecture: Also called: crochet

Origin of crocket

C17: from Anglo-French croket a little hook, from croc hook, of Scandinavian origin

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