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Definition of Crockets
1. crocket [n] - See also: crocket
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crockets
Literary usage of Crockets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain by George Edmund Street (1914)
"The angles of the transepts are flanked by crocketed pinnacles, the crockets
here, as elsewhere throughout the early work, being simple in form ..."
2. Lombard Architecture by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1917)
"... the crockets are free-standing, and thus appear to be a complete anticipation
of the well known Gothic motive. The great majority of ornaments of this ..."
3. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1903)
"A rich Edward III. canopy, with crockets and elaborate carving, reminding one a
little of the Percy Shrine in Beverley Minster, may be seen against the ..."
4. A Dictionary of the Architecture and Archaeology of the Middle Ages by John BRITTON (1838)
"The gables of churches and halls were usually occupied by a large window, and
ornamented with pinnacles, crockets, and finials. Some curious examples occur ..."
5. A Concise Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic by John Henry Parker (1869)
"... An 1320. used in suites, and are placed at equal distances apart: the varieties
are innumerable. The earliest crockets are to be ..."
6. Practice of Cookery and Pastry, Adapted to the Business of Everyday Life by I. Williamson (1854)
"When wanted, with a pen-knife cut out a small bit of the thick ends of the
crockets, and take all the rice out of their insides, not to injure their shape. ..."
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