See also: Crochet

English [ edit ]

Crocheting a round shape

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Alternative forms [ edit ]

crotchet archaic)

Etymology [ edit ]

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.

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Noun [ edit ]

crochet (plural crochets)

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

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Verb [ edit ]

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

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

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French [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From croc +‎ -et with palatalization.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /kʁɔ.ʃɛ/

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Noun [ edit ]

crochet m (plural crochets)

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“crochet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

crochet m (uncountable)

crachet Alternative form of

Portuguese [ edit ]

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Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from French crochet.

Noun [ edit ]

crochet m (plural crochets)

( sewing ) crochet ( needlework made by looping thread )

Spanish [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

crochet m (uncountable)