crocket

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: crock=et

CIDE DICTIONARY

crocket, n. [OF. croquet, F. crochet, dim. of croc hook. See Crook, and cf. Crotchet.].

•  An ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire, etc.  [1913 Webster]
•  A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler.  [1913 Webster]

  "The antlers and the crockets."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

crocket, n. Archit. a small carved ornament (usu. a bud or curled leaf) on the inclined side of a pinnacle etc.

Etymology

ME f. var. of OF crochet: see CROCHET