Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,905,515,872 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Crocketed

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Crock´et`ed
a.1.(Arch.) Ornamented with crockets.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.crocketed - (of a gable or spire) furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage); "a crocketed spire"
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Not content with owning an Elizabethan manor house, he set about turning it into a medieval one instead, complete with pointed arches and crocketed pinnacles.
PASTIMES: Man with the make-over; Not everything in architecture is ... by The Birmingham Post (England)
of the tomb; it rests on round diapered shafts and has depressed cusped arches with ogee crocketed and finialled labels and pinnacles; above the labels the spandrels are filled with blind tracery and there is a horizontal cornice at the top with carved flowers; the sides of the canopy have cusped panelling and the soffit has fan-traceried vaulting.
Chaucer's tomb: the politics of reburial by Pearsall, Derek / Medium Aevum
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.