Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long needle of any convenient size, with a hooked end, used in crocheting.
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Examples
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“Well, well!” said Sarah double quick; and ceasing to jerk her crochet-needle in and out, she nimbly rolled up her ball of thread.
Australia Felix 2003
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She greatly preferred the brilliant and unreliable Lily, who did not know one end of a crochet-needle from the other, and had frequently wounded her susceptibilities by suggesting that the drawing-room should be “done over.”
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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She greatly preferred the brilliant and unreliable Lily, who did not know one end of a crochet-needle from the other, and had frequently wounded her susceptibilities by suggesting that the drawing-room should be “done over.”
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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She greatly preferred the brilliant and unreliable Lily, who did not know one end of a crochet-needle from the other, and had frequently wounded her susceptibilities by suggesting that the drawing-room should be “done over.”
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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She gave me a crochet-needle and some wool and had wonderful patience, for it seemed a most arduous undertaking to me, and all my rows were always crooked; however, I did learn, and have made hundreds since.
Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington
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There are different ways of holding the crochet-needle and carrying the thread, and many consider one way as good as another unless, as is usually the case, one's own method is thought a little the best.
Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet Anonymous
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This was, or appeared to be, a crochet-needle prettily carved and having _one end fringed out_.
Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War Fannie A. Beers
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Now I am grateful to have a crochet-needle and a ball of silcotton.
The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder Nellie L. McClung 1912
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"She promised to give me back my crochet-needle, and I can't get on without it."
A harum-scarum schoolgirl Angela Brazil 1907
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"Here, you old blighter, where's that crochet-needle?" demanded Peggy impolitely.
A harum-scarum schoolgirl Angela Brazil 1907
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