Synonyms for crotchet

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kroch-it

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɒtʃ ɪt

Définition of crotchet

Origin : late 14c., "crocket," later "small hook" (early 15c.), from Old French crochet (pronounced "crotchet") "hook" (see crochet). As a surgical instrument, from 1750. Figurative use in musical notation is from mid-15c., from the shape of the notes. Meaning "whimsical fancy" is from 1570s; perhaps from the same mechanical image in crank; but other authorities link this sense to the musical notation one.

noun quirk

Example sentences :

When the ladies had withdrawn, young Crotchet addressed the company.
Extract from : « Crotchet Castle » by Thomas Love Peacock

From this eventful night, young Crotchet was seen no more on English mould.
Extract from : « Crotchet Castle » by Thomas Love Peacock

Mr. Crotchet told the Reverend Doctor Folliott the news of the morning.
Extract from : « Crotchet Castle » by Thomas Love Peacock

Humor my crotchet just now, and perhaps I may humor yours a month or two hence.
Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade

Here you have just that kind of crotchet that I am going to deal with.
Extract from : « Mike Marble » by Uncle Frank

Each of us has his own crotchet, which differs from the other man's.
Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Now and then the crotchet of a Colonel does a vast deal of mischief.
Extract from : « Curiosities of Civilization » by Andrew Wynter

Come, come, Mr. Crotchet, dont insult a man in his own room.
Extract from : « A Tender Attachment » by George Melville Baker

To retain rhythmic integrity, this has been edited to read as a crotchet.
Extract from : « Advice to Singers » by Frederick James Crowest

The first note of the measure, which was a minim, has been changed to a crotchet.
Extract from : « Advice to Singers » by Frederick James Crowest

Antonyms for crotchet

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