to make (a piece of needlework, a garment, etc) by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle (crochet hook)
work made by crocheting - another name for crocket
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cro•chet /kroʊˈʃeɪ/USA pronunciation
n., v., -cheted /-ˈʃeɪd/USA pronunciation -chet•ing
n. [uncountable]
v.
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n. [uncountable]
- ClothingAlso, crocheting. needlework done with a hooked needle (croˈchet ˌhook or croˈchet ˌnee•dle) for pulling the thread or yarn through interconnected loops:showed us the beautiful crocheting that she'd worked.
v.
- Clothing to do this needlework:[no object]She spent the afternoon crocheting.
- Clothing to form or make by crocheting:[~ + object]crocheted a sweater and a vest.
cro•chet
(krō shā′; Brit. krō′shā, -shē),USA pronunciation n., v., -cheted (-shād′; Brit. -shād, -shēd),USA pronunciation -chet•ing
n.
v.t., v.i.
cro•chet•er
(krō shā′ər; Brit. krō′shā ər, -shē-),USA pronunciation n.
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(-shā′ing; Brit. -shā ing, -shē ing).USA pronunciation
n.
- Clothingneedlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
v.t., v.i.
- Clothingto form by crochet.
- Middle English or Scandinavian. See crook1, -et
- French: knitting needle, literally, small hook, diminutive of croche, croc
- 1840–50
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