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cro·chet
(krō-shā′)v. cro·cheted (-shād′), cro·chet·ing (-shā′ĭng), cro·chets (-shāz′)
v.intr.
To make a piece of needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle.
v.tr.
To make by looping thread with a hooked needle: crochet a sweater.
n.
Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
[French crocheter, from Old French crochet, hook, diminutive of croche, feminine of croc, of Germanic origin.]
cro·chet′er (-shā′ər) n.
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crochet
(ˈkrəʊʃeɪ; -ʃɪ)vb, -chets (-ʃeɪz; -ʃɪz) , -cheting (-ʃeɪɪŋ; -ʃɪɪŋ) or -cheted (-ʃeɪd; -ʃɪd)
(Knitting & Sewing) to make (a piece of needlework, a garment, etc) by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle (crochet hook)
n
1. (Knitting & Sewing) work made by crocheting
2. (Architecture) architect another name for crocket
3. (Zoology) zoology a hooklike structure of insect larvae that aids locomotion
[C19: from French crochet, diminutive of croc hook, probably of Scandinavian origin]
ˈcrocheter n
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cro•chet
(kroʊˈʃeɪ)n., v. -cheted (-ˈʃeɪd)
-chet•ing (-ˈʃeɪ ɪŋ) n.
1. needlework done with a hooked needle (crochet′ hook` or crochet′ nee`dle) for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
v.i. 2. to do this needlework.
v.t. 3. to form or work by crochet.
[1840–50; < French: knitting needle, literally, small hook, diminutive of croche, croc < Middle English or Scandinavian. See crook1, -et]
cro•chet′er, n.
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crochet
Past participle: crocheted
Gerund: crocheting
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Noun | 1. | crochet - needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle needlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread |
Verb | 1. | crochet - create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch crochet, hook - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" shell stitch - make by shell stitching double crochet, double stitch - make by double stitching single crochet, single stitch - make by single stitching |
2. | crochet - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands crochet - create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread" loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope" |
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crochet
(ˈkrəuʃei) , ((American) krouˈʃei) – present participle ˈcrocheting: past tense past participle ˈcrocheted – verb to knit using a single small needle with a hooked end (a crochet hook). hacer croché, hacer labor de ganchillo
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crochet
→ hacer ganchilloMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009