croisetten.
A small cross.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun]
ringOE
beec1009
languet1378
Collar of SS., S's, or Esses1406
tablet?a1425
fetterlock1463
serpent-tongue1488
triangle1529
flory1530
gorget1570
medal1578
tablet jewel1599
sprig1602
bracelet1624
medallion1658
croisette1688
torques1693
scarabaeus1775
crosslet1802
torque1834
teardrop1870
scarab1878
scaraboid1879
scarabaeoid1887
squash blossom1923
clip1937
1688 London Gaz. No. 2311/4 A Croisett of Diamonds.
1906 Daily Chron. 11 Oct. 3/2 To pay to the Administration, in the form of a tax, a certain number of croisettes—brass rods in the form of a St. Andrew's cross.
1920 A. Stratton Eng. Interior 72 French doorways of the Louis XIV. period, with surrounding architraves broken at the top with croisettes and surmounted by a frieze.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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