Definition of crotchet

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Crotchet (n.) A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the mind; a conceit.

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Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the mind; a conceit.
Kinky :: Kinky (a.) Queer; eccentric; crotchety.
C :: C () C after the clef is the mark of common time, in which each measure is a semibreve (four fourths or crotchets); for alla breve time it is written /..
Crotchet :: Crotchet (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..
Polonaise :: Polonaise (n.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca..
Crotchetiness :: Crotchetiness (n.) The state or character of being crotchety, or whimsical..
Crotchety :: Crotchety (a.) Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man..
Crank :: Crank (n.) A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter.
Crotcheted :: Crotcheted (a.) Marked or measured by crotchets; having musical notation.
Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed..
Craze :: Craze (n.) A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.
Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) A forked support; a crotch.
Stem :: Stem (n.) The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc..
Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) A bracket. See Bracket.
Crotchet :: Crotchet (v. i.) To play music in measured time.
Bracket :: Bracket (n.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also crotchet..
Cranky :: Cranky (a.) Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety.
Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain cases in the extraction of a fetus..
Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion..
Crotchet :: Crotchet (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..
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