crocketed
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A spire or gable that has carved, curled leaf decorations
- adjective
- Specialized
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decorado con crockets
- The cathedral's crocketed spires towered gracefully above the city skyline.
Examples
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Restoration work revealed the original crocketed gables beneath centuries of grime.
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Each crocketed pinnacle was adorned with intricate Gothic details.
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The crocketed spire of the cathedral caught my eye.
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They admired the crocketed details on the church tower.
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The cathedral's crocketed spires towered gracefully above the city skyline.
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Restoration work revealed the original crocketed gables beneath centuries of grime.
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Each crocketed pinnacle was adorned with intricate Gothic details.
How Decorated
Surface Forms
crocketed positive
Morphology
Etymology
Crocketed comes from crocket, a small hooked decoration, and from the old root croc meaning 'hook', like in crochet. So a crocketed gable or spire is covered with many little curled 'hooks' or leaf shapes, which is why Gothic buildings look richly pointed and ornate.