crocket

/krok-it/US // ˈkrɒk ɪt //UK // (ˈkrɒkɪt) //

钩针,钩码,钩头,钩子

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Architecture.
- : a medieval ornament, usually in the form of a leaf that curves up and away from the supporting surface and returns partially upon itself.

Of such lambent ornament, the most important piece is the crocket, of which I rapidly set before you the origin.
The Romanesque acanthus leaf is found in juxtaposition with the Gothic crocket.
The typical ornamentation for capitals is the crocket, intermingled here and there with other kinds of foliage.
The Crocket was also introduced as a new feature in this style.
So they had called at the Stag and Antlers, and Mrs. Crocket had told them her mind upon several matters.