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Crochet vs Quaver - What's the difference?

crochet | quaver |

As nouns the difference between crochet and quaver

is that crochet is needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle while quaver is a trembling shake.

As verbs the difference between crochet and quaver

is that crochet is to make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle, to make interlocking loops of thread while quaver is to shake in a trembling manner.

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.

    • quaver

    English

    (wikipedia quaver)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a trembling shake.
  • a trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
  • (music) an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

    • Related terms

    * semiquaver * demisemiquaver * hemidemisemiquaver

    See also

    * breve * crotchet * longa * minim * semibreve

    Verb

  • to shake in a trembling manner.
  • to use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.
  • To utter quaveringly.
  • * Addison
    • We shall hear her quavering them to some sprightly airs of the opera.