/kroch"it/ , n.
1. an odd fancy or whimsical notion.
2. a small hook.
3. a hooklike device or part.
4. Entomol. a small, hooklike process.
5. Music. Chiefly Brit. a quarter note. See illus. under note .
6. a curved surgical instrument with a sharp hook.
[ 1350-1400; ME crochet hook, staff with hook at end ]
Syn. 1. caprice, whimsy, eccentricity, quirk, oddity.