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crossette

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crossette
crossettes, 2
crossettes, 1
1. A decorative embellishment, such as a molding around one corner of a door, window, or fireplace opening, that somewhat resembles a squared-off ear; especially popular during the latter half of the 18th century; also called a dog’s ear.


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He cites the beauty of the Silver Swallow shell, the attention-grabbing effects of the Variegated Twisting Tourbillion, and the "beautiful chaos" of the Crossette shell, a traditional Chinese firework.
Acknowledgments We thank Linda Crossette for coordinating the activities of this study and the staff at the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory of the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for the microbiology testing.
 
 
 
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