What's the difference between crotchet and needlework?

Crotchet


Definition:

  • (n.) A forked support; a crotch.
  • (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.