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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crossette

Crossette \Cros*sette"\ (kr?s-s?t`), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See Crosier.] (Arch.)

  1. A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow.

  2. The shoulder of a joggled keystone.

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crossette

n. 1 (context architecture English) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window. 2 The shoulder of a joggled keystone.

Usage examples of "crossette".

Barbara Crossette, "Little Support for Iraq Attack in Group's Poll," The New York Times, December 30, 2001.