crocket
Spire's carved leaf
A crocket is an ornamental feature in Gothic architecture—a small carved projection, usually leaf-shaped or curling, that decorates the sloping edges of spires, pinnacles, and gables.
Crockets appear in regular intervals along these edges, giving Gothic structures their characteristic organic, upward-reaching quality: The cathedral's spire was adorned with crockets from base to tip.
Utmost summit or spire
- finialDecorative top element
- spireTapering architectural peak
- gargoyleDecorative architectural waterspout
- cathedralBishop's principal church
buttress · flying buttress · tracery · ogee · quatrefoil · nave · chancel · apse
pinnacle
Utmost summit or spire
- finialDecorative top element
- spireTapering architectural peak
- gargoyleDecorative architectural waterspout
cathedral · buttress · flying buttress · tracery · ogee · quatrefoil · nave · chancel · apse · clerestory
foliate
Bearing or producing leaves
bud · hook · knob · scroll · fleur-de-lis · acanthus · trefoil · carved · decorative · projecting
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- chiselEdged carving implement
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
limestone · sandstone · marble · mallet · gouge · finishing · detailing · restoration · weathering · erosion
crocketbuttress
Architectural wall reinforcement
foundation · lintel · keystone · flying buttress · pillar
- crock potCountertop braising vessel
- crock of shitBlatant falsehood or nonsense
- crock of goldLegendary container of riches
- butter crockVessel for room-temperature spread