crotchet

noun

1. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

Similar word(s): hook

Definition categories: shape, curve

2. a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

Definition categories: communication, note, tone

3. a strange attitude or habit

Similar word(s): oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness

Definition categories: attribute, strangeness, unfamiliarity

4. a small tool or hooklike implement

Definition categories: man–made, hook

verb

1. to make needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle; to crochet

2. (obsolete) to play music in measured time