n.
Pronunciation: ' krä-k ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English croket, from Anglo-French, crook, diminutive of croc hook, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kr ō kr hook
Date: 1673
: an ornament usually in the form of curved and bent foliage used on the edge of a gable or spire
– crock · et · ed \ -k ə -t ə d \ adjective