CROCKET


Meaning of CROCKET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrä-kət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English croket, from Anglo-French, crook, diminutive of croc hook, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse krōkr 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 -kə-təd adjective

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