crotchet
pronunciation
How to pronounce crotchet in British English:
UK [ˈkrɒtʃɪt]
How to pronounce crotchet in American English:
US [ˈkrɑtʃɪt]
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- Noun:
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
- a strange attitude or habit
- a small tool or hook-like implement
Word Origin
- crotchet
- crotchet: see croquet
- crotchet (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. I am willing is a of those philtrum in that group of people that consider crotchet to surprise .