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crocket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
crock-et
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

The tips of the antlers of an adult stag.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

Archaic spelling of croquette.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English croket, from Anglo-Norman croquet (“curl of hair”), from Old Northern French, variant of Old French crochet, diminutive of croc (“hook”), which is also present in English archaically in the architectural sense as crochet, crotchet. Doublet of crochet, croquet, and crotchet.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

crockets (plural)

Derived Forms

crocketed crocketing

Questions

What does crocket mean?
Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.
Where does crocket come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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