a. [ F.; cf. It. barocco. ] (Arch.) 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, an artistic style common in the 17th century, characterized by the use of complex and elaborate ornamentation, curved rather than straight lines, and, in music a high degree of embellishment. [ PJC ]

2. Hence, overly complicated, or ornamented to excess; in bad taste; grotesque; odd. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. Irregular in form; -- said esp. of a pearl. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Croqueted p. pr. & vb. n. Croqueting ] In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball, after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's own ball with the mallet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From French; cf. Walloon croque blow, fillip. F. croquet a crisp biscuit, croquer to crunch, fr. croc a crackling sound, of imitative origin. Croquet then properly meant a smart tap on the ball. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of croqueting. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. croquer to crunch. ] (Cookery) A ball of minced meat, fowl, rice, vegetables, or other ingredients, often in a thick white sauce, highly seasoned, breaded, and fried; as, a dish of crab croquettes. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See Parrot. ] (Zool.) Same as Parrakeet. [ Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Paroquet auk or
Paroquet auklet (Zool.), a small auk (Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Zool.) See Paroquet, Parakeet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. [ F. réciproque. ] Reciprocal. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Abbr. fr. Croquet. ] A form of croquet modified for greater accuracy of play. The court has a wood border often faced with rubber, used as a cushion in bank shots. The balls are 31/4 in. in diameter, the cage (center arches or wickets) 33/8 in. wide, the other arches 31/2 in. wide. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ or } n. A highly flavored blue-molded cheese, made at Roquefort, department of Aveyron, France. It is made from milk of ewes, sometimes with cow's milk added, and is cured in caves. Improperly, a cheese made in imitation of it. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F.; so called after Duc de Roquelaure, in the reign of Louis XIV. ] A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in the 18th century. [ Written also roquelo. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Etymol. uncertain ] (Croquet) To hit, as another's ball, with one's own ball. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To hit another's ball with one's own. [ 1913 Webster ]