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crossette

or croi·sette, cros·ette

[ kraw-set, kro- ]
/ krɔˈsɛt, krɒ- /

noun Architecture.

a projection at a corner of a door or window architrave.

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Also called dog-ear, dog's-ear, elbow.

Origin of crossette

1720–30; <French, diminutive of crosse.See crosse, -ette

Words nearby crossette

crossed eyes, crossed hemianesthesia, crossed hemianopsia, crossed hemiplegia, crossed reflex, crossette, cross-examine, cross-eye, cross-eyed, cross-fade, cross-fertile
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