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crochet

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
crochet /ˈkrəʊʃeɪ, -ʃi/

▶noun a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a patterned fabric by means of a hooked needle.

■ fabric or items made in this way.

▶verb (crochets /ˈkrəʊʃeɪz/, crocheting /-ʃeɪɪŋ/, crocheted /-ʃeɪd/) make (a garment or piece of fabric) in this way.

– derivatives
crocheter /ˈkrəʊʃeɪə/ noun.

– origin C19: from Fr., dimin. of croc ‘hook’.

'crochet' also found in these Oxford entries:

chain stitch - crocket - croquet - crotchet - fancywork - needle

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