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cro·chet

(krō-shā′)

v. cro·cheted (-shād′), cro·chet·ing (-shā′ĭng), cro·chets (-shāz′)

v.intr.

To make a piece of needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle.

v.tr.

To make by looping thread with a hooked needle: crochet a sweater.

Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

[French crocheter, from Old French crochet, hook, diminutive of croche, feminine of croc, of Germanic origin.]

cro·chet′er (-shā′ər) n.

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crochet

(ˈkrəʊʃeɪ; -ʃɪ)

vb, -chets (-ʃeɪz; -ʃɪz) , -cheting (-ʃeɪɪŋ; -ʃɪɪŋ) or -cheted (-ʃeɪd; -ʃɪd)

(Knitting & Sewing) to make (a piece of needlework, a garment, etc) by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle (crochet hook)

1. (Knitting & Sewing) work made by crocheting

2. (Architecture) architect another name for crocket

3. (Zoology) zoology a hooklike structure of insect larvae that aids locomotion

[C19: from French crochet, diminutive of croc hook, probably of Scandinavian origin]

ˈcrocheter n

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cro•chet

(kroʊˈʃeɪ)

n., v. -cheted (-ˈʃeɪd)
-chet•ing (-ˈʃeɪ ɪŋ) n.

1. needlework done with a hooked needle (crochet′ hook` or crochet′ nee`dle) for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.

v.i.

2. to do this needlework.

v.t.

3. to form or work by crochet.

[1840–50; < French: knitting needle, literally, small hook, diminutive of croche, croc < Middle English or Scandinavian. See crook¹, -et]

cro•chet′er, n.

crochet

Past participle: crocheted
Gerund: crocheting

Imperative
crochet
crochet

Present
I crochet
you crochet
he/she/it crochets
we crochet
you crochet
they crochet

Preterite
I crocheted
you crocheted
he/she/it crocheted
we crocheted
you crocheted
they crocheted

Present Continuous
I am crocheting
you are crocheting
he/she/it is crocheting
we are crocheting
you are crocheting
they are crocheting

Present Perfect
I have crocheted
you have crocheted
he/she/it has crocheted
we have crocheted
you have crocheted
they have crocheted

Past Continuous
I was crocheting
you were crocheting
he/she/it was crocheting
we were crocheting
you were crocheting
they were crocheting

Past Perfect
I had crocheted
you had crocheted
he/she/it had crocheted
we had crocheted
you had crocheted
they had crocheted

Future
I will crochet
you will crochet
he/she/it will crochet
we will crochet
you will crochet
they will crochet

Future Perfect
I will have crocheted
you will have crocheted
he/she/it will have crocheted
we will have crocheted
you will have crocheted
they will have crocheted

Future Continuous
I will be crocheting
you will be crocheting
he/she/it will be crocheting
we will be crocheting
you will be crocheting
they will be crocheting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crocheting
you have been crocheting
he/she/it has been crocheting
we have been crocheting
you have been crocheting
they have been crocheting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crocheting
you will have been crocheting
he/she/it will have been crocheting
we will have been crocheting
you will have been crocheting
they will have been crocheting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crocheting
you had been crocheting
he/she/it had been crocheting
we had been crocheting
you had been crocheting
they had been crocheting

Conditional
I would crochet
you would crochet
he/she/it would crochet
we would crochet
you would crochet
they would crochet

Past Conditional
I would have crocheted
you would have crocheted
he/she/it would have crocheted
we would have crocheted
you would have crocheted
they would have crocheted

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Noun	1.	crochet - needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle crocheting needlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
Verb	1.	crochet - create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch crochet, hook - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" shell stitch - make by shell stitching double crochet, double stitch - make by double stitching single crochet, single stitch - make by single stitching
	2.	crochet - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" hook handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands crochet - create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread" loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope"

Translations

حياكة بالصًّنّـارهيَحْبِكُ بإبْرَةيُحيك بِالأبرَه، يُصَنِّـر

háčkovaná práceháčkováníháčkovat

hæklinghækle

virkata

kukičati

horgolhorgolás

heklhekla

lavorare ad uncinettolavorare all’uncinettolavoro all'uncinetto

かぎ針編みをする

코바늘로 뜨다

nėrinysnerti vąšeliu

tamboradatatamborēšanatamborēt

haken

hekle hekling

szydełkować

fazer croché fazer crochê

вязать крючком обвязать обвязывать

háčkovaná vecháčkovať

virka

การถักโครเชต์

dantelkroşetek tığla örgü örmektığla örmek

đan bằng kim móc

钩针编织品用钩针编织

crochet

[ˈkrəʊʃeɪ]

A. N → ganchillo m, croché m

B. VT → hacer en croché, hacer de ganchillo

C. VI → hacer ganchillo or croché

D. CPD crochet hook N → aguja f de ganchillo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crochet

[ˈkrəʊʃeɪ]

n → travail m au crochet

vi → faire du crochet

vt [+ blanket, rug] → faire au crochet

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crochet

n (also crochet work) → Häkelei f; crochet hook → Häkelnadel f; to do a lot of crochet → viel häkeln

vti → häkeln

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crochet

[ˈkrəʊʃeɪ]

1. n → lavoro all' uncinetto

2. vt & vi → lavorare all'uncinetto

crochet

(ˈkrəuʃei) , ((American) krouˈʃei) – present participle ˈcrocheting: past tense past participle ˈcrocheted – verb

to knit using a single small needle with a hooked end (a crochet hook).

noun

work done in this way. She enjoys doing crochet.

crochet

→ يَحْبِكُ بإبْرَة háčkování hækling häkeln πλέκω με βελονάκι hacer ganchillo virkata faire du crochet kukičati lavorare all’uncinetto かぎ針編みをする 코바늘로 뜨다 haken hekle szydełkować fazer croché, fazer crochê вязать крючком virka การถักโครเชต์ tığla örmek đan bằng kim móc 钩针编织品

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The small but very enthusiastic group of crocheters continue to meet and produce some lovely pieces of work.

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EDITOR'S LETTER

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