Definition
An architectural ornament or molding shaped like a small cross or hooked projection; a projecting stone element in masonry.
Etymology
French diminutive of 'croix' (cross), from Latin 'crux.' The term became specialized in architectural vocabulary describing decorative stone elements.
Kelly Says
Crosettes in Renaissance architecture served both aesthetic and practical purposes—the hooked projections could literally catch water and prevent it from running down the wall, making ornamentation functional.
Translations
CACatalà
crosette
kro-set-eh
CSČeština
crosette
kro-set-eh
DADansk
crosette
kro-set-eh
DEDeutsch
Crosette
kro-set-eh
ELΕλληνικά
crosette
kro-set-eh
ESEspañol
crosette
kro-set-teh
FISuomi
crosette
kro-set-eh
FRFrançais
crosette
kro-set
HUMagyar
crosette
kro-set-eh
IDBahasa Indonesia
crosette
kro-set-eh
ITItaliano
crosette
kro-set-eh
MSBahasa Melayu
crosette
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NLNederlands
crosette
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NONorsk
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PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
crosette
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RORomână
crosette
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RUРусский
crosette
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SVSvenska
crosette
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SWKiswahili
crosette
kro-set-eh
TEతెలుగు
క్రోసెట్
kros-et
TRTürkçe
crosette
kro-set-eh
UKУкраїнська
crosette
kro-set-eh
VITiếng Việt
crosette
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