单词 | crocket |
释义 | crocketn.1ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > curled or frizzed style > a curl crocket1303 crookc1308 crotchet1589 lock1601 bergera1685 beau-catcher1818 sausage curl1828 spit-curl1831 crimp1855 kiss-curl1856 follow-me-lads1862 Alexandra curl1863 bob-curl1867 pin-curl1873 Montague1881 quiff1890 kiss-me-quick1893 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 3208 Be nat proude of þy croket [Fr. trop geluz de sun croket]. c1325 Poem Times Edw. II in Pol. Songs (Camden) 329 He set upon a koife, and kembeth the croket. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 370 His croket kempt and theron set An ouche, with a chapelet. 2. Architecture. ‘One of the small ornaments placed on the inclined sides of pinnacles, pediments, canopies, etc. in Gothic architecture’ (Gwilt); usually in the form of buds or curled leaves, sometimes of animals. (Also crochet, crotchet n.1 4.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > ornaments on pediments or cornices crotchetc1394 crocket1677 vessel1704 vase1706 blocking-course1761 acroter1829 crocketing1851 c1394 P. Pl. Crede 174 Þe mynstre..Wiþ arches..y-corven Wiþ crochetes on corners wiþ knottes of golde.] 1677 E. Browne Acct. Trav. Germany 80 This Spire hath the largest Crockets I have observed in any. a1682 Sir T. Browne Posthumous Wks. (1712) 34 Eight leaves of stone spreading outward, under which begin the eight rows of crockets. 1811 J. Milner Eccl. Archit. Eng. 104 Adorned with the representation of foliage along the jambs called crockets. 1849 E. A. Freeman Hist. Archit. 296 Rows of canopied niches, with crocket and finial. 1861 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. (ed. 2) Gloss. 243 Crocket,..supposed to be derived from the resemblance to a shepherd's crook. 3. One of the terminal ‘buds’ or knobs on a stag's horn; = croche n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [noun] > body and parts > antler > knob forming beginning or tip of broach1575 button1575 croche1575 tenderlings1575 bud1593 peg1611 scrotcher1611 seal1611 velvet tip1638 crocket1870 offer1884 nubbin1978 1870 Blaine's Encycl. Rural Sports (rev. ed.) §1796 His [the stag's] crockets are the upright points of his horns. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxv. 414 You will discourse..of the span and the pearls, of the antlers and the crockets. Compounds attributive and in other combinations (in sense 2): = ‘decorated with, or characterized by, crockets’. ΚΠ 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 155 Arches are made use of in crocket Windows. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 194 Crocket-work, (or Fret~work, as some Glaziers call it). a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 153 During the first half of the thirteenth century these crocket capitals were brought to very high perfection. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † crocketn.2 Obsolete. rare. Used as a diminutive of: crock n.1 ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > earthenware vessel > small crusec1420 pankin1420 gallipot1465 crocketa1657 piggy1711 canette1881 a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 160 Besides other Crockets and earthen Vessels. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.11303n.2a1657 |
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