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Crotchet

noun
1.
A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook.  Synonym: hook.
2.
A musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note.  Synonym: quarter note.
3.
A strange attitude or habit.  Synonyms: oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness.
4.
A small tool or hooklike implement.



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"Crotchet" Quotes from Famous Books



... I have,' said I, 'and always had, since you and I was to singing-school together, and larnt sharps, flats, and naturals. It was a crotchet of mine,' and I just whipped my arm round her waist, took her up and kissed her afore she knowed where she was. Oh Lordy! Out came her comb, and down fell her hair to her waist, like a mill-dam broke loose; and two false curls and a braid fell on the floor, ...
— Nature and Human Nature • Thomas Chandler Haliburton
... "A hook or crotchet is fixed upon the stone in such a way as easily to hold it firm, even when shaken, so that it may not revolve backward; then an iron instrument is used, of moderate thickness, thin at the front end but blunt, which, when applied to the ...
— Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine • James Sands Elliott
... he let drop, I fancy he has a crotchet in his head that his lordship will find him some work when he comes home. But I must go on my way," added Mirrable. "Mrs. Gum's not well, and I sent word I'd look ...
— Elster's Folly • Mrs. Henry Wood


Words linked to "Crotchet" :   unfamiliarity, curve, oddity, note, strangeness, musical note, curved shape, tone, uncus, quarter note


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