crochet
[ kroh-shey; British kroh-shey, -shee ]
/ kroʊˈʃeɪ; British ˈkroʊ ʃeɪ, -ʃi /
noun
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
verb (used with or without object), cro·cheted [kroh-sheyd; British kroh-sheyd, -sheed] /kroʊˈʃeɪd; British ˈkroʊ ʃeɪd, -ʃid/, cro·chet·ing [kroh-shey-ing; British kroh-shey-ing, -shee-ing] /kroʊˈʃeɪ ɪŋ; British ˈkroʊ ʃeɪ ɪŋ, -ʃi ɪŋ/.
to form by crochet.
Origin of crochet
OTHER WORDS FROM crochet
cro·chet·er [kroh-shey-er; British kroh-shey-er, -shee-] /kroʊˈʃeɪ ər; British ˈkroʊ ʃeɪ ər, -ʃi-/, noun well-cro·cheted, adjectiveWords nearby crochet
croatian,
croato-serb,
croc,
croce,
crocein,
crochet,
crochet hook,
crochetwork,
crocidolite,
crock,
crock-pot
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British Dictionary definitions for crochet
crochet
/ (ˈkrəʊʃeɪ, -ʃɪ) /
verb -chets (-ʃeɪz, -ʃɪz), -cheting (-ʃeɪɪŋ, -ʃɪɪŋ) or -cheted (-ʃeɪd, -ʃɪd)
to make (a piece of needlework, a garment, etc) by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle (crochet hook)
noun
work made by crocheting
architect another name for crocket
zoology
a hooklike structure of insect larvae that aids locomotion
Derived forms of crochet
crocheter, nounWord Origin for crochet
C19: from French
crochet, diminutive of
croc hook, probably of Scandinavian origin