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crotchet

crotc·het

UK/ˈkɹɒtʃ.ɪt/ US/ˈkɹɑt͡ʃ.ɪt/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

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2.

a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

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3.
4.

a small tool or hook-like implement

Origin

From Middle English crochet, from Old French crochet (“small hook”), from croc + -et (diminutive suffix), from Old Norse krókr (“hook”). The musical note was named so because of a small hook on its stem in black notation (in modern notation this hook is on the quaver/eighth note). Doublet of crochet, crocket, and croquet.

Phrases

  • crotchet rest

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