(n.) A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice that of a quaver; a quarter note.
(n.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A bracket. See Bracket.
(n.) An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain cases in the extraction of a fetus.
(n.) A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the mind; a conceit.
(v. i.) To play music in measured time.
Example Sentences:
(1) I used to colour in crotchets with my tongue out" – he mimes a pose of schoolboyish concentration – "but a few years ago I finally sped up."
(2) 8.03pm BST The plucky strings are basically Mel and Sue made into quavers and crotchets.
(3) Six share third place: three classical music specialists, Crotchet , MDT and Presto Classical .
Needlework
Definition:
(n.) Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery; also, the business of a seamstress.
(n.) The combination of timber and plaster making the outside framework of some houses.
Example Sentences:
(1) It's easy to have a tongue in (ahem) cheek approach to looking at this needlework, but the fascinated and often aggressive reactions to Cole's choice say a lot about contemporary society, celebrity and ideas of femininity.
(2) Needlework is a powerful book that deals with difficult subject matter.
(3) Some of them presented talks in which they applied high level maths to crochet, knitting, needlework and quilting.
(4) Find out more about Deidre Sullivan’s Needlework on the author’s website .
(5) She was endlessly nipping off for mystery "fittings" and appointments with specialists at the Royal School of Needlework, who handmade the metres of beautiful lace applique.
(6) Needlework by Deirdre Sullivan – review Read more Dorothy wrote reviews, short stories, screenplays and poetry.
(7) Now, a year after being granted asylum, she is making a go of needlework, as her 15-month-old daughter plays at her feet.
(8) Read reviews of Needlework by site members Bibliophile1’ and Bookworm.30999 .
(9) For services to Needlework and to Charity in Somerset.
(10) Top 10 feminist icons in children's and teen books Read more Needlework , my latest book is, in part, a story about tattooing.