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crochet

UK/ˈkɹəʊʃeɪ//kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/

crochet noun: a form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

crochet: a form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle
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Noun

crochet (countable and uncountable, plural crochets)

  1. A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
  2. A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses.

Verb

crochet (third-person singular simple present crochets, present participle crocheting, simple past and past participle crocheted)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.

Proper noun capitalized: Crochet

Crochet (plural Crochets)

  1. A surname.

crochet meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

crochet in Tamil

கொக்கிப்பின்னல், வலைப்பின்னல்

crochet in Marathi

क्रोकेट करण्यासाठी

crochet in Urdu

کروچیٹ, کروچٹ

crochet in Bengali

ক্রোচেট, ক্রোকেট করতে, ক্রোকেট করার জন্য
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crochet in Telugu
క్రోచెట్
crochet in Malayalam
പിന്നൽപ്പണി, ചിത്രത്തുന്നൽപ്പണി, അലങ്കാരത്തയ്യൽ
crochet in Kannada
ಕ್ರೊಚೆಟ್, ಕ್ರೋಚೆಟ್, ಕ್ರೊಚೆಟ್ಗೆ
crochet in Punjabi
ਕਰੋਸ਼ੀਆ karośīā
crochet in Gujarati
ક્રોચેટ, ક્રોકેટ કરવા માટે
crochet in Odia
କ୍ରୋଚେଟ୍, କ୍ରୋକେଟ୍ କରିବା ପାଇଁ, କ୍ରୋକେଟ୍ କରିବାକୁ
crochet in Nepali
क्रोचेट, क्रोकेट गर्न
crochet in Arabic
كُرُوشِيه kurūšīh
crochet in Malay
mengait

Examples of crochet in a sentence

  • The crochets on the prolegs of this species formed a mesal penellipse.
  • Technically that roast dinner artwork from Queensland's iconic Jazz and Jumpers festival is not knitted, it is crocheted.
  • "Where's your daughter?" Sheila says. ¶ "I think she's doing something with the crochet instructor.

All 25 example sentences with crochet

Forms of crochet

Noun
pluralcrochets
alternative form (archaic)crotchet
Verb
third-person singular presentcrochets
present participlecrocheting
past participlecrocheted
pastcrocheted
Proper noun
pluralCrochets

Plural of crochet: crochets

Origin of crochet

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.

Words formed from crochet

Phrases with crochet

Words that rhyme with crochet

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Questions about crochet

What does crochet mean?
Crochet means a form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
What is crochet in Tamil?
Crochet in Tamil is கொக்கிப்பின்னல், வலைப்பின்னல். See Crochet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is crochet?
Crochet can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce crochet?
Crochet is pronounced /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of crochet?
The plural of crochet is crochets.

Words near crochet in the dictionary

  1. crocetin
  2. crocetins
  3. crocetinsemialdehyde
  4. croche
  5. croches
  6. crochet
  7. crochet hook
  8. crochet hooks
  9. crochetage
  10. crocheted
  11. crocheter

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: crochet (page history and authors); Crochet (page history and authors); crochet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crochet (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crochet (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਕਰੋਸ਼ੀਆ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); crochet (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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