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Breve vs Crochet - What's the difference?

breve | crochet |

As nouns the difference between breve and crochet

is that breve is a semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short while crochet is needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

As a verb crochet is

to make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle, to make interlocking loops of thread.

breve

English

(wikipedia breve)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark () placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
  • (music, UK) A double whole note.
  • (legal) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
  • The great ant thrush of Sumatra (, which has a very short tail.

    • Related terms

    * brevity * brief * semibreve

    See also

    * half note * longa * whole note

    Anagrams

    * ----

    crochet

    English

    (wikipedia crochet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

    • Derived terms

    * crocheter * crochetlike * crochetwork

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle, to make interlocking loops of thread.