crocket

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noun

Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.

OriginMiddle English croket ← Anglo-Norman croquet ← Old French crochet →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

crocket1

nouncrocket (plural crockets)

plural crockets

  1. architectureAny of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.

crocket2

nouncrocket (plural crockets)

plural crockets

  1. UKdialectalobsoletehobbiesThe tips of the antlers of an adult stag.

crocket3

nouncrocket (plural crockets)

plural crockets

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of croquette.

Origin

crocket · noun

  1. Old Frenchcrochet
  2. Anglo-Normancroquet“curl of hair”
  3. Middle Englishcroket
  4. Englishcrocket

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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crocket · noun

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Translations

Czech krab
  • krab(architecture) any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture
Dutch hogel
  • hogel(architecture) any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture
French crochet
  • crochet(architecture) any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture
German Krabbe
  • Krabbe(architecture) any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture
Polish żabka
  • żabka(architecture) any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture
Russian крабб
  • крабб (krabb)(architecture) any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture
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APA

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“crocket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocket. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crocket,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocket.

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