crochet

[ kroh-shey; British kroh-shey, -shee ]

See synonyms for: crochet crocheted crocheting on Thesaurus.com

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

1840–50; <French: knitting needle, literally, small hook, diminutive of croche, croc<Middle English or Scandinavian. See crook¹, -et

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, adjective

Words Nearby crochet

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How to use crochet in a sentence

On a recent day of browsing, I spotted classic items like Air Force 1 sneakers but also an orange crochet crop top with a heart in the middle that seemed to have started a bidding war.
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Those are the numbers that have filled Shelly Haynes’s days and nights for the past six weeks, ever since she was tagged on a Facebook page for Northern Virginia parents next to a crochet pattern of a Bernie Sanders doll.
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They had to crochet afghans or be doing something else productive.
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But through trial and error, Leach and his co-founder Randy crochet, a real estate investor, improved the product.
The Healthiest Fast Food Chain | Joshua Robinson | November 2, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
crochet needles should be kept in a housewife similar to those used for ordinary needles.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley

Moreover, to the extreme satisfaction of Mary, she left her crochet-needle on the floor at night.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
"Very well," and Helen tossed away her crochet and put on her hat.
Daisy Ashford: Her Book | Daisy Ashford
Many like to use a thread of silk or mercerized crochet-cotton with the Shetland floss or other wool which may be chosen.
Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet | Anonymous
A chain of thirty-four stitches; double-crochet into this for thirty rows, taking the back stitch, so as to form a rib.
Little Folks | Various

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

Origin of crochet

C19: from French crochet, diminutive of croc hook, probably of Scandinavian origin

Derived forms of crochet

crocheter, noun

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