crochet
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crochet¹
- /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/ US
- /ˈkɹəʊʃeɪ/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
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.
noun crochets · crotchet
- A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
- A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses.
verb crochets · crocheting · crocheted · crotchet
- To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.
Crochet²
proper noun Crochets
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hook, interlock, crochet hook, needleworking, needlework, needlecraft, needlepoint, hookling, needle lace, stitch, knop, tatting, needle-work, looper, woolwork, slipstitch
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noun needlework
| Español | ganchillo, croché, crochet |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 鉤針編み kagibari ami, かぎ針編み kagibari ami |
| 中文 | 鉤針編織 /钩针编织 gōuzhēn biānzhī |
| Português | crochet, croché, crochê |
| Français | crochet |
| Deutsch | Häkelarbeit, Häkeln |
| Italiano | uncinetto, croscè |
| Ελληνικά | τσιγκελάκι tsigkeláki, πλέξιμο με βελονάκι pléximo me velonáki |
| Русский | вяза́ние крючко́м vjazánije krjučkóm, вяза́ние vjazánije |
| العربية | كُرُوشِيه kurūšīh |
| עברית | קרושה, סריג שנסרג במסרגה אחת |
verb to make needlework using a hooked needle
| Español | ganchillear, crochetear |
|---|---|
| Português | fazer crochet/croché/crochê, crochetar |
| Deutsch | häkeln |
| Русский | вяза́ть крючко́м vjazátʹ krjučkóm, вяза́ть vjazátʹ |
| עברית | סרג במסרגה אחת, סרגה במסרגה אחת |
Talk about this word "crochet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crochet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. crochet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crochet "crochet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crochet.Cite this
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title = {crochet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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