Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
crochet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/ (US)
- /ˈkɹəʊʃeɪ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét (“curved instrument, hook”), diminutive of Old French croc (“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”), Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”). Doublet of crocket, croquet, and crotchet. More at crook, crooked.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
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(countable, uncountable) A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses.
Forms
Deriveds
single crochet · double crochet · crochetwork · crocheter · antecrochet · crochetlike · crochet hook · magnetic crochet
Translations (37)
it croscè (needlework) · it uncinetto (needlework) · pt crochê (needlework) · ja 鉤針編み (needlework) · ga cróiseáil (needlework) · ga obair chróise (needlework) · es croché (needlework) · ja かぎ針編み (needlework) · ru вяза́ние (needlework) · bg плетене на една кука (needlework) · pt croché (needlework) · hu horgolás (needlework) · he סריג שנסרג במסרגה אחת (needlework) · pt crochet (needlework) · lt nėrimas (needlework) · fr crochet (needlework) · he קרושה (needlework) · de Häkelarbeit (needlework) · mk хекла (needlework) · pl szydełkowanie (needlework) · no hekle (needlework) · de Häkeln (needlework) · ga cróise (needlework) · da hækle (needlework) · ca ganxet (needlework) · pl kroszet (a certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses) · es crochet (needlework) · nl haakwerk (needlework) · sv virkning (needlework) · mi tuimāwhai (needlework) · ru вяза́ние крючко́м (needlework) · cs háčkování (needlework) · es ganchillo (needlework) · cmn 鉤針編織 /钩针编织 (needlework) · fi virkkuutyö (needlework) · ar كُرُوشِيه (needlework) · hu horgolt kézimunka/csipke (needlework)
crochet en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/ (US)
- /ˈkɹəʊʃeɪ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét (“curved instrument, hook”), diminutive of Old French croc (“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”), Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”). Doublet of crocket, croquet, and crotchet. More at crook, crooked.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.
Forms
Translations (29)
nl haken (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · mk хекла (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · fo hekkla (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · es ganchillear (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · ru вяза́ть крючко́м (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · sk háčkovať (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · ms mengait (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · is hekla (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · he סרג במסרגה אחת (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · he סרגה במסרגה אחת (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · fi virkata (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · eo kroĉtriki (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · hu horgol (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · cs háčkovat (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · lb heekelen (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · ca fer ganxet (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · da hækle (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · sv virka (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · pl szydełkować (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · pt fazer crochet/croché/crochê (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · eo hoktriki (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · de häkeln (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · pt crochetar (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · es crochetear (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · ru вяза́ть (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · ga cróiseáil (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · bg плета на една кука (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · no hekle (to make needlework using a hooked needle) · mi tuimāwhai (to make needlework using a hooked needle)