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Meaning of CROCKET

Pronunciation:  'krâkit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable
 
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 See Also: architectural ornament

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Crock"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [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.
 

 

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