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crochet

See also: Crochet

English

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Crocheting a round shape
 
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Etymology

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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”). Doublet of crocket, croquet, and crotchet. More at crook, crooked.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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crochet (plural crochets)

  1. Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
  2. A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses.

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Verb

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

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

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French

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Etymology

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From croc +‎ -et with palatalization.

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Noun

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crochet m (plural crochets)

  1. hook (rod bent into a curved shape)
  2. (typography) square bracket
  3. fang (of snake)
  4. (architecture) crocket
  5. crochet
  6. (boxing) hook
  7. (soccer, rugby) sidestep
  8. detour

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → English: crochet
  • → Portuguese: colchete (“hook, bracket”)
  • → Portuguese: crochê (“crochet”), croché, crochet (unadapted form)
  • → Spanish: corchete
  • → Turkish: kroşe

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old French crochet; doublet of croket.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /krɔˈt͡ʃɛt/, /ˈkrɔt͡ʃɛt/

Noun

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crochet (plural crochettes)

  1. hook, crook
  2. hooked staff
  3. crotchet (musical note)
  4. (rare) crocket

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Norman

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Noun

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crochet m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of crachet

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French crochet. Doublet of colchete.

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Noun

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crochet m (plural crochets)

  1. Alternative form of crochê

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French croquet.

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crochet n (uncountable)

  1. croquet

Declension

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declension of crochet (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) crochet crochetul
genitive/dative (unui) crochet crochetului
vocative crochetule

Spanish

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Noun

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crochet m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of croché
  2. (architecture) crocket
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