crotchet

English

/ˈkɹɑtʃ.ɪt/, /ˈkɹɒtʃ.ɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • (music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
  • (obsolete) A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
  • (archaic) a whim or a fancy
  • A forked support; a crotch.
  • (military) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
  • (military) The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
  • (printing) A square bracket.

Etymology

Derived from Old French crochet (small hook) derived from Old Norse krókr (hook, bend, bight).

Origin

Old Norse

krókr

Gloss

hook, bend, bight

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