Crochet

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Origin

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 Dutch croec, crōc ("curl"), Middle English crōc ("crook, hook"). More at crook, crooked.

Full definition of crochet

Noun

1. Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

Derived terms

• crocheter
• crochetlike
• crochetwork

Verb

1. to make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle, to make interlocking loops of thread.