croche3t

A variant of cro 2. crochet (kro-sha'), n. [F., dim. of croc, a hook: see croche, crook.] 1. A kind of knitting by means of a needle with a hook at one end. 21. An old hagbut or hand-cannon. Wilhelm, Mil. Dict.-3. In fort., an indentation in the glacis, opposite a traverse, continuing the covered way around the traverse. crochet (krō-shā'), v.; pret. and pp. crocheted (kro-shad'), ppr. crocheting (kro-sha'ing). [ II, trans . To make in the style of work called crochet: as, to crochet a shawl; crocheted edging, croche teer, n. See crotcheteer . crocheteurt, n. [F., a porter, crocheter , hang on a hook, crochet , a hook: see crochet , n.] A porter; a carter. Rescued! 'slight, I would have hired a crochet eur for two cardecues to have done so much with his whip. Beau , and Fl ., Honest Man's Fortune, iii. 2.