▪ I. † ˈcrosset1 Obs.
[ad. F. croisette, dim. of croix cross.]
A small cross; = crosslet.
| 1610 J. Guillim Heraldry ii. vii. (1660) 84 He beareth Gules, a Fesse between three Crossets. 1656 Heylin Surv. France 137 They..beat down all those little crossets. |
▪ II. † ˈcrosset2 Obs.
[ad. F. crossette: see next.]
A slip or cutting of a plant, cut under a joint with a small projecting knob left to form an eye.
| 1616 Surfl. & Markh. Country Farme 596 To make good choice therefore of crossets to plant new vines of. Ibid. 597 The crossets do put forth rootes of themselues. |