crotchet

  • 31crotchet — crotch·et …

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  • 32crotchet — crotch•et [[t]ˈkrɒtʃ ɪt[/t]] n. 1) an odd fancy or whimsical notion 2) a small hook 3) a hooklike device or part 4) mad quarter note • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME crochet hook, staff with hook at end < MF …

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  • 33crotchet — /ˈkrɒtʃət / (say krochuht) noun 1. a hooklike device or part. 2. Entomology a small hooklike process. 3. a curved surgical instrument with a sharp hook. 4. an odd fancy or whimsical notion. 5. Music a note having one quarter of the time value of… …

  • 34crotchet —    a unit of relative time in music equal to 1/4 whole note or 1/8 breve.    The word, pronounced crotch it, comes from the old Norse word krok for a hook; in this context it refers to the traditional hooked symbol for a quarter note …

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  • 35crotchet — see CROQUET …

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  • 36crotchet — n. 1 Mus. a note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve and usu. representing one beat, drawn as a large dot with a stem. Also called quarter note. 2 a whimsical fancy. 3 a hook. Etymology: ME f. OF crochet dimin. of croc hook (see… …

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  • 37CROTCHET — (произн. крочет), английское название четвертной ноты (). Противоречие английского названия с французским (croche – восьмая, ) объясняется весьма просто тем, что crocheta – в сущности старинное название ноты semiminima, когда последняя… …

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  • 38Dotted crotchet — A dotted crotchet or dotted quarter note is a crotchet/quarter note that has been lengthened by half; that is, it has the length of three quavers/eighth notes.ee also*Dotted note …

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  • 39demi-crotchet — demi crotchet, cuirass see demi 9, 3 …

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  • 40List of The Worst Witch episodes — This is a list of episodes from the television series The Worst Witch. Contents 1 Season 1 (1998 1999) 2 Season 2 (1999 2000) 3 Season 3 (2000 2001) 4 Reference …

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