crocket

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Etymology 1

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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.

Noun

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crocket (plural crockets)

  1. (architecture) Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.
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Etymology 2

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Etymology unknown.

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crocket (plural crockets)

  1. (obsolete, hunting, dialect, British) The tips of the antlers of an adult stag.

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Etymology 3

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Noun

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crocket (plural crockets)

  1. Archaic spelling of croquette.