crocket

thumb|upright|Crocketed spire of the Notre-Dame Church in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine|Vitré, France

A crocket (or croquet) is a small, independent decorative element common in Gothic architecture. The name derives from the diminutive of the Old French croc, meaning "hook", due to the resemblance of a crocket to a bishop's crook-shaped crosier.