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Antonyms for crochet
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kroh-shey; British kroh-shey, -shee |
| Phonetic Transcription : kroʊˈʃeɪ; British ˈkroʊ ʃeɪ, -ʃi |
Definition of crochet
Origin :- 1840, from French crochet (12c.), diminutive of croc "hook," from Old Norse krokr "hook" (see crook). So called for the hooked needle used.
- As in lace : noun netted material
- As in embroidery : noun fancy stitching
- As in freak : noun irregularity, whim
- As in knit : verb intertwine
- As in weave : verb blend, unite; contrive
- They're quite well off and all her towels had crochet lace at the ends.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- They are applied to crochet as well as to the other descriptions of work named.
- Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
- Repeat these stripes as many times as are requisite, and crochet up the sides.
- Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
- So she took her workbag off the bed, and brought out her crochet.
- Extract from : « Good Old Anna » by Marie Belloc Lowndes
- Anna took from the bench where she had been sitting the crochet in which she had been interrupted.
- Extract from : « Good Old Anna » by Marie Belloc Lowndes
- You may either use ribbon to hang them by or crochet a cord of this silk.
- Extract from : « Mary's Rainbow » by Mary Edward Feehan
- Julia began to crochet again, nervously absorbed in what she was doing.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various
- After supper she went into the garden, taking her work-basket and crochet with her.
- Extract from : « The New Girl at St. Chad's » by Angela Brazil
- You see at home, when I get my work done, I knit or crochet or embroider.
- Extract from : « Maw's Vacation » by Emerson Hough
- She could crochet and she could embroider, so these helped a bit.
- Extract from : « Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens » by Margaret White Eggleston
Synonyms for crochet
- adornment
- affiliate
- affix
- ally
- appliqué
- arabesque
- banding
- bargello
- bind
- border
- braid
- brocade
- build
- cable
- caprice
- careen
- complect
- complicate
- compose
- conceit
- connect
- construct
- contract
- create
- crewel
- criss-cross
- crochet
- cross-stitch
- cue
- decoration
- edging
- entwine
- fabricate
- fad
- fancy
- fasten
- filigree
- fold
- folly
- fuse
- heal
- humor
- incorporate
- interfold
- interlace
- interlink
- intermingle
- intertwine
- introduce
- join
- knit
- knot
- lace
- lacery
- link
- loop
- lurch
- make
- make up
- manufacture
- mat
- megrim
- mend
- merge
- mesh
- move in and out
- needlepoint
- needlework
- net
- netting
- openwork
- ornament
- piece together
- plait
- ply
- purl
- put together
- quilting
- quirk
- repair
- reticulate
- sampler
- secure
- sew
- snake
- spin
- splice
- tapestry
- tatting
- threadwork
- tie
- tissue
- tracery
- trim
- trimming
- turn
- twine
- twist
- twist and turn
- unite
- vagary
- weave
- web
- whimsy
- whip through
- wind
- wreathe
- writhe
- zigzag
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