crocket

American  

[krok-it] / ˈkrɒk ɪt /

noun

Architecture.

1. a medieval ornament, usually in the form of a leaf that curves up and away from the supporting surface and returns partially upon itself.

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crocket British  

/ ˈkrɒkɪt /

noun

1. Also called: crochet.  a carved ornament in the form of a curled leaf or cusp, used in Gothic architecture

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Etymology

Origin of crocket

1300–50; Middle English croket hook < Anglo-French, equivalent to croc hook (< Germanic; crook ¹ ) + -et -et. See crochet, crotchet

Example Sentences

When he’s drawing Spanish churches in 1962, for instance, he articulates every last crocket and cranny of the Sagrada Familia spires, every possible zigzag of mortar in his arresting facade to the Barcelona Cathedral.

From New York Times

With its towers and battlements, crockets and pointy arches, it looks like a demented castle — a castle with an 83,000-seat football stadium inside.

From Washington Post

After 1300 the structure of stone buildings began to be overlaid with ornament, the window tracery and vault ribs were of intricate patterns, the pinnacles and spires loaded with crocket and ornament.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Decorated period they are often enriched with panelling and crockets.

From Project Gutenberg

The canopies, which bow forward, have trefoil ogee arches, surmounted with crockets and finials.

From Project Gutenberg