n. a contraction for crocodile. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

n. [ See Croceous. ] (Chem.) A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. croceus, fr. crocus saffron. See Crocus. ] Of, pertaining to, or like, saffron; deep reddish yellow. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A dyestuff, obtained from the Chinese crocin, which produces a brilliant yellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. croche, equiv. to F. crochet, croc, hook. See Crotchet, Crook. ] A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Crocheted p. pr. & vb. n. Crocheting ] To knit with a crochet needle or hook; as, to crochet a shawl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. crochet small hook. See Croche. ] A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crochet hook,
Crochet needle, a small hook, or a hooked needle (often of bone), used in crochet work. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. something created by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle.
Syn. -- crochet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. creating a garment of needlework. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Crosier. ] (Eccl.) One who carries the cross before an archbishop. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kroky`s nap on cloth + -lite. ] (Min.) A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers. [ 1913 Webster ]