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crocket definition

crocket (kräk′it)

noun

a carved ornament, as of curved leaves or flowers, decorating the angles of roofs, gables, etc., esp. in Gothic architecture

Etymology: ME croket < NormFr croquet (OFr crochet): see crotchet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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