crocket

crocket
[ˈkrɒkɪt]
noun
  1. (in Gothic architecture) a small carved ornament, typically a bud or curled leaf, on the inclined side of a pinnacle or gable
    (哥特式建筑中的)卷叶形花饰(多用于山墙或塔尖斜边上以嫩芽或卷叶形式出现的小雕刻装饰)
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting a curl or roll of hair): from Old Northern French, variant of Old French crochet (see crotchet). The current sense dates from the late 17th cent., but crotchet was used in the same sense from late Middle English until the 19th cent
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