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Crocket

Not to be confused with Crockett or Cricket.
Crocketed spire of the Notre-Dame Church in Vitré, France
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A crocket (or croquet) is a small, independent decorative element common in Gothic architecture.[1] The name derives from the diminutive of the Old French croc, meaning "hook", due to the resemblance of a crocket to a bishop's crook-shaped crosier.[2]

  1. ^ "Crocket | architecture". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  2. ^ "Definition of CROCKET". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
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