well-crocheted
cro·chet
[kroh-shey; British kroh-shey, -shee] noun, verb, cro·cheted 
ʃeɪ, -ʃi [-sheyd; British -sheyd, -sheed] , cro·chet·ing [-shey-ing; British -shey-ing, -shee-ing] . noun
1.
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to form by crochet.
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crochet (ˈkrəʊʃeɪ, -ʃɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -chets, -cheting, -cheted | |
| 1. | to make (a piece of needlework, a garment, etc) by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle (crochet hook) |
| —n | |
| 2. | work made by crocheting |
| 3. | architect another name for crocket |
| 4. | zoology a hooklike structure of insect larvae that aids locomotion |
| [C19: from French crochet, diminutive of croc hook, probably of Scandinavian origin] | |
| 'crocheter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
crochet
1846, from Fr. crochet, dim. of croc "hook," from O.N. krokr "hook." So called for the hooked needle used.
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