crocket
The tips of the antlers of an adult stag.
Noun hobbies, hunting
- The tips of the antlers of an adult stag.
Origin
Etymology unknown.
Forms
Noun architecture
- Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.
Origin
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.
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Derived
Noun alt of, archaic
- Archaic spelling of croquette.