New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
crotchet — late 14c., crocket, later small hook (early 15c.), from O.Fr. crochet (pronounced crotchet ) hook (see CROCHET (Cf. crochet)). As a surgical instrument, from 1750. Figurative use in musical notation is from mid 15c., from the shape of the notes.… … Etymology dictionary
Crotchet — Crotch et (kr?ch ?t; 224), n. [F. crochet, prop., a little hook, a dim. from the same source as croc hook. See {Crook}, and cf. {Crochet}, {Crocket}, {Crosier}.] 1. A forked support; a crotch. [1913 Webster] The crotchets of their cot in columns… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crotchet — Crotch et, v. i. To play music in measured time. [Obs.] Donne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crotchet — (engl., spr. króttschett), Viertelnote … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
crotchet — index obsession Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Crotchet — [englisch, krɔtʃɪt], im britischen Englisch Bezeichnung für Viertelnote (im amerikanischen Englisch quarter note) … Universal-Lexikon
crotchet — *caprice, freak, fancy, whim, whimsy, conceit, vagary … New Dictionary of Synonyms
crotchet — ► NOUN 1) Music, chiefly Brit. a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve, represented by a large solid dot with a plain stem. 2) a perverse or unfounded belief or notion. ORIGIN Old French crochet little hook … English terms dictionary
crotchet — [kräch′it] n. [ME & OFr crochet, dim. < croc, hook: see CROSIER] 1. Archaic a) a small hook b) a hooklike part or device 2. [< sense “hooked, twisted”] a peculiar whim or stubborn notion 3. Chiefly Brit … English World dictionary
crotchet — UK [ˈkrɒtʃɪt] / US [ˈkrɑtʃət] noun [countable] Word forms crotchet : singular crotchet plural crotchets music British a musical note that is a quarter of the length of a semibreve … English dictionary
crotchet — Bracket Brack et, n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette, Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim. fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop, support; of unknown origin. Cf. {Breeches}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
