crotchet

crotch·et  (krcht)

n.

1. An odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.

2. Music See quarter note.

3. Obsolete A small hook or hooklike structure.

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[Middle English crochet, from Old French; see crochet.]

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crotchet

Noun

Music a note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve [Old French crochet little hook]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crotchet - a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook hook curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes uncus - (biology) any hook-shaped process or part
	2.	crotchet - a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note quarter note musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
	3.	crotchet - a strange attitude or habit queerness, quirk, quirkiness, oddity strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
	4.	crotchet - a small tool or hooklike implement hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

Translations

crotchet [ˈkrɔtʃɪt] n (BRIT) (MUS) → negra

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crotchet [ˈkrɔtʃɪt] n (Mus) → noire f

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crotchet [ˈkrɔtʃɪt] n → Viertelnote f

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crotchet [ˈkrɔtʃɪt] n (MUS) → semiminima