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Webster 1913 Edition


Crocket

Crock′et

(kr?k′?t)
,
Noun.
[OF.
croquet
, F.
crochet
, dim. of
croc
hook. See
Crook
, and cf.
Crotchet
.]
1.
(Arch.)
An ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire, etc.
2.
A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag’s antler.
The antlers and the
crockets
.
W. Black.

Definition 2024


crocket

crocket

English

Noun

crocket (plural crockets)

  1. (architecture) Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.