Word Study
crochet
CIDE DICTIONARY
crochet, n. [F. crochet small hook. See Croche.].
A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively. [1913 Webster]
crochet, v. t. & i.
To knit with a crochet needle or hook; as, to crochet a shawl. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
crochet, n. & v.
--n.
1 a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a patterned fabric by means of a hooked needle.
2 work made in this way.
--v. (crocheted; crocheting)
1 tr. make by crocheting.
2 intr. do crochet.
--n.
1 a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a patterned fabric by means of a hooked needle.
2 work made in this way.
--v. (crocheted; crocheting)
1 tr. make by crocheting.
2 intr. do crochet.
Derivative
crocheter n.
Etymology
F, dimin. of croc hook
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