cro·chet [crochetcrochetscrochetedcrocheting] noun, verb BrE [ˈkrəʊʃeɪ] NAmE [kroʊˈʃeɪ] noun uncountable a way of making clothes, etc. from wool or cotton using a special thick needle with a hook at the end to make a pattern of connected threads
Word Origin: mid 19th cent.: from French, diminutive of croc ‘hook’, from Old Norse krókr.
verb (cro·chet·ing, cro·cheted)transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to make sth using ↑crochet •a crocheted shawl Verb forms:
Word Origin: mid 19th cent.: from French, diminutive of croc ‘hook’, from Old Norse krókr.