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ˈkrɒk ɪtcrock·et

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. crocketnoun

    an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable

Wiktionary

  1. crocketnoun

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

Wikipedia

  1. Crocket

    A crocket (or croquet) is a small, independent decorative element common in Gothic architecture. The name derives from the diminutive of the French croc, meaning "hook", due to the resemblance of crockets to a bishop's crosier.

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  1. crocket

    A crocket is an ornamental, often stylized carving of curled leaves, buds or flowers, used in Gothic architecture for decorating arches, spires, canopies or pinnacles. It was common in the later years of the Gothic architectural style. Each crocket is usually individually hand-carved and they can vary greatly in design.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Crocketnoun

    an ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire, etc

  2. Crocketnoun

    a croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler

  3. Etymology: [OF. croquet, F. crochet, dim. of croc hook. See Crook, and cf. Crotchet.]

Wikidata

  1. Crocket

    A crocket is a hook-shaped decorative element common in Gothic architecture. It is in the form of a stylised carving of curled leaves, buds or flowers which is used at regular intervals to decorate the sloping edges of spires, finials, pinnacles, and wimpergs. When used to decorate the capital of columns, these are called crocket capitals. This element is also used as an ornament on furniture and metalwork in the Gothic style. The name derives from the diminutive of the French croc, meaning "hook", due to the resemblance of crockets to a bishop's crosier.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Crocket

    krok′et, n. (archit.) an ornament on the angles of spires, canopies, &c., like curled leaves or flowers.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CROCKET

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crocket is ranked #63524 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Crocket surname appeared 314 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Crocket.

    58.6% or 184 total occurrences were White.
    34.7% or 109 total occurrences were Black.
    2.8% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.5% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Crocket in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Crocket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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