crotchet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.3 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French crochet (‘small hook’), from croc (with diminutive suffix -et), 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).

[edit] Noun

crotchet (plural crotchets)

1. (music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
2. A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook (obsolete except in crochet hook).
3. (archaic) a whim or a fancy

[edit] Synonyms

• (musical note): quarter note (US)

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[edit] Derived terms

• crotchety

[edit] Verb

to crotchet (third-person singular simple present crotchets, present participle crotcheting, simple past and past participle crotcheted)

1. To make needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle