crossette

 [kraw-set, kro-]  

cross·ette

   [kraw-set, kro-]
noun Architecture.
a projection at a corner of a door or window architrave.
Also, croisette, crosette.
Also called dog-ear, dog's-ear, elbow.

Origin:
1720–30; < French, diminutive of crosse. See crosse, -ette
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Crossette is always a great word to know.
So is fenestrated. Does it mean:
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch; a door or gateway with a curved head
having windows
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