Crocket

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crocket \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.
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     2. A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler.
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              The antlers and the crockets.         --W. Black.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crocket
       n : an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge
           of a spire or gable