CROCHET


Meaning of CROCHET in English

I. krō-ˈshā noun

Etymology: French, hook, crochet, from Middle French, diminutive of croche hook, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse krōkr hook

Date: 1844

: needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle

II. verb

Date: 1854

transitive verb

: to make of crochet

crochet ed a doily

intransitive verb

: to work with crochet

• cro·chet·er -ˈshā-ər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.