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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 3¼ in. in diameter, the cage (center arches or wickets) 3 3/8 in. wide, the other arches 3½ in. wide.

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.

loak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in the 18th century. [Written also roquelo.]

To hit, as another's ball, with one's own ball.

In bad taste; grotesque; odd.

The act of croqueting.

A ball of minced meat, fowl, rice, or other ingredients, highly seasoned, and fried.

Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet.] Paroquet auk or auklet (Zoöl.), 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.

See Paroquet, Parakeet.

Reciprocal. Bacon.

See Baroque.

iver of odds in the game of tennis; also, an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet.

To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.

ol, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet.

See Paroquet.

of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet.

In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed in contact.