crotchet
/ˈkɹɒtʃ.ɪt//ˈkɹɑtʃ.ɪt/
verb
- 1
To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.
noun
- 1
A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
- 2
A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- 3
A whim or a fancy
- 4
A forked support; a crotch.
- 5
An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
- 6
The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
- 7
A square bracket.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To play music in measured time
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