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- noun Plural form of
crochet . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
crochet .
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Examples
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The popular way of extracting the crochets is to grasp the snake firmly behind the neck with one hand and with the other to tantalise it by offering and withdrawing a red rag.
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[A musical score] is preceded by the weighty crochets of the fanfare the modification of the tempo must obviously begin at the end of the crochets, that is to say with the more sustained notes of the chord on the dominant which introduces the cantabile.
On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : a Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music, Richard Wagner 1848
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While knits are all over, "crochets" are rarely seen.
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Grandma crochets new patch on baby blanket, removes daughter-in-law's staple-gun fix (Bill Dorner, Indianapolis, a First Offender)
Bank Reserves: More honorable-mention bank headlines from Week 885 of The Style Invitational Post 2010
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Best Check Mate: She makes desserts, she crochets and she wears a hat made entirely of ribbons.
Top Moments: Kristen Bell's Sloth Meltdown and OMG! Gossip Girl Revealed 2012
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When I first read it, I saw all the way to my grave in the character of Madame de Farge, the old biddy who silently weaves the code of revolution into the blankets she crochets.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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When I first read it, I saw all the way to my grave in the character of Madame de Farge, the old biddy who silently weaves the code of revolution into the blankets she crochets.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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Nicola Vruwink image above crochets dozens of shiny cassette tape ribbons into bold typeface wall pieces.
Bill Bush: What is Worth Saving? This Artweek.LA (November 14-20, 2011) Bill Bush 2011
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When I first read it, I saw all the way to my grave in the character of Madame de Farge, the old biddy who silently weaves the code of revolution into the blankets she crochets.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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When I first read it, I saw all the way to my grave in the character of Madame de Farge, the old biddy who silently weaves the code of revolution into the blankets she crochets.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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