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Crochet

Cro-chet′

(kr?-sh?′)
,
Noun.
[F.
crochet
small hook. See
Croche
.]
A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively.
Crochet hook
,
Crochet needle
,
a small hook, or a hooked needle (often of bone), used in crochet work.

Cro-chet′

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crocheted
(shād′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Crocheting
(-shā′ĭng)
.]
To knit with a crochet needle or hook;
as, to
crochet
a shawl
.

Definition 2024

crochet

crochet

English

Crocheting a round shape

Noun

crochet ‎(plural crochets)

  1. Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

crochet ‎(third-person singular simple present crochets, present participle crocheting, simple past and past participle crocheted)

  1. to make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle, to make interlocking loops of thread.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét ‎(“curved instrument, hook”), derivative of Old French croc ‎(“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk ‎(“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr ‎(“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz ‎(“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- ‎(“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle Dutch croec, crōc ‎(“curl”), Middle English crōc ‎(“crook, hook”). More at crook, crooked.

Pronunciation

Noun

crochet m ‎(plural crochets)

  1. hook (rod bent into a curved shape)
  2. (typography) square bracket
  3. fang (of snake)
  4. crochet
  5. (boxing) hook

Derived terms

Descendants

Norman

Noun

crochet m ‎(uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of crachet

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from French crochet.

Noun

crochet m (plural crochets)

  1. (sewing) crochet (needlework made by looping thread)

Spanish

Noun

crochet m ‎(uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of croché

Etymology

From French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét ‎(“curved instrument, hook”), diminutive of Old French croc ‎(“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk ‎(“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr ‎(“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz ‎(“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- ‎(“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle English crōc ‎(“crook, hook”), Middle Dutch croec, crōc ‎(“curl”). Compare crotchet. More at crook, crooked.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

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