The glass box is the period at the end of architectural history, the final erasure of every pinnacle, crocket, pediment and entablature that ornamented the last few thousand years' worth of history. |
Of such lambent ornament, the most important piece is the crocket, of which I rapidly set before you the origin. |
Mrs. crocket will see about having somebody to take care of the house. |
Outside, the garden glows from loving care and there is also an outdoor swimming pool, badminton and crocket courts for the entertainment of the guests. |
The crocket was also introduced as a new feature in this style. |
Crocket, in architecture, a small, independent, sharply projecting medieval ornament, usually occurring in rows, and decorated with foliage. |