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crochet

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

cro·chet / krōˈshā/ • n. a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a patterned fabric by looping yarn with a hooked needle: [as adj.] a crochet hook. ∎ fabric or items made in such a way: the bikini is tiny, three triangles of cotton crochet. • v. (-cheted / -ˈshād/ , -chet·ing / -ˈshāing/ ) [tr.] make (a garment or piece of fabric) in such a way: she had crocheted the shawl herself | [intr.] her mother had stopped crocheting. DERIVATIVES: cro·chet·er / -ˈshāər/ n.

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crochet

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

crochet knitting with a hooked needle. XIX. — F., dim. of croc hook (see CROTCH).

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crochet

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

crochet •attaché, cachet, papier-mâché, sachet, sashay •Beaumarchais • recherché • cliché •crochet • touché • ricochet • Pinochet

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