crocket

noun — 2 senses

crocket

noun

Etymology From Middle English croket, from Anglo-Norman croquet (“curl of hair”), from Old Northern French, variant of Old French crochet, diminutive of croc (“hook”), which is also present in English archaically in the architectural sense as crochet, crotchet. Doublet of crochet, croquet, and crotchet.

Architecture Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.

Derived terms: crocketed, crocketing

crocket

noun

Etymology Etymology unknown.

Hobbies, Hunting, Lifestyle UK, Dialectal, Obsolete The tips of the antlers of an adult stag.

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