Crocket

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

crocket
    n 1: an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the
         edge of a spire or gable

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Crocket \Crock"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [OF. croquet, F. crochet, dim.
   of croc hook. See {Crook}, and cf. {Crotchet}.]
   1. (Arch.) An ornament often resembling curved and bent
      foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable,
      spire, etc.
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   2. A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler.
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            The antlers and the crockets.         --W. Black.
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