[ˈkrɒtʃɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve or half a minim, represented by a large solid dot with a plain stem

- a perverse or unfounded belief or notion
(e.g: the natural crotchets of inveterate bachelors)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘hook’): from Old French crochet, diminutive of croc ‘hook’, from Old Norse krókr