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crotchet
(encz) | crotchet,čtvrťová nota n: Zdeněk Brož |
Crotchet
(gcide) | Crotchet \Crotch"et\ (kr?ch"?t; 224), n. [F. crochet, prop., a
little hook, a dim. from the same source as croc hook. See
Crook, and cf. Crochet, Crocket, Crosier.]
1. A forked support; a crotch.
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The crotchets of their cot in columns rise.
--Dryden.
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2. (Mus.) 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.
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3. (Fort.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way,
at a point where a traverse is placed.
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4. (Mil.) 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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5. (Print.) A bracket. See Bracket.
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6. (Med.) An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain
cases in the extraction of a fetus. --Dunglison.
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7. A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the
mind; a conceit.
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He ruined himself and all that trusted in him by
crotchets that he could never explain to any
rational man. --De Quincey.
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Crotchet
(gcide) | Crotchet \Crotch"et\, v. i.
To play music in measured time. [Obs.] --Donne.
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crotchet
(gcide) | Bracket \Brack"et\, n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
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1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
discharge such an office.
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Note: This is the more general word. See Brace,
Cantalever, Console, Corbel, Strut.
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2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
to strengthen angles.
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3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
a support.
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4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
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5. (Print.) 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.
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6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
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7. (Gunnery) A figure determined by firing a projectile
beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for
ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only
used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the
bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate
elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the
United States navy it is called fork.
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Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
column, etc.
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crotchet
(wn) | crotchet
n 1: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook [syn:
hook, crotchet]
2: a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole
note [syn: quarter note, crotchet]
3: a strange attitude or habit [syn: oddity, queerness,
quirk, quirkiness, crotchet]
4: a small tool or hooklike implement |
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crotchetiness
(encz) | crotchetiness,mrzoutství n: Zdeněk Brož |
crotchety
(encz) | crotchety,bručounský adj: Zdeněk Brožcrotchety,mrzoutský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
cantankerous crotchety ornery
(gcide) | Ill-natured \Ill`-na"tured\, a.
1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition;
surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed;
-- of people; as, an ill-natured person; an ill-natured
disagreeable old man. Opposite of good-natured.
[Narrower terms: {argumentative, contentious,
disputatious, disputative, litigious : {atrabilious,
bilious, dyspeptic, liverish : {bristly, prickly,
snappish, splenetic, waspish : {cantankerous, crotchety,
ornery : {choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-headed,
hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered : {crabbed,
crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grouchy, grumpy,
bad-tempered, ill-tempered}: {cranky, fractious,
irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy,
tetchy, techy : {crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored,
ill-humoured}: {dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose,
saturnine, sour, sullen : {feisty, touchy : {huffish,
sulky}: {misanthropic, misanthropical : {misogynous :
shirty, snorty ill-tempered or annoyed): {shrewish,
nagging, vixenish : surly, ugly ] Also See: {unpleasant.
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2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The
ill-natured task refuse." --Addison.
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3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] "Ill-natured
land." --J. Philips.
3. not to one's liking; unpleasant; disagreeable. Opposite of
agreeable. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {annoying,
galling, chafing, irritating, nettlesome, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
vexatious, vexing}; {nerve-racking, nerve-wracking,
stressful, trying ]
Syn: disagreeable.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Ill`-na"tured*ly, adv. --
Ill`-na"tured*ness, n.
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Crotchet
(gcide) | Crotchet \Crotch"et\ (kr?ch"?t; 224), n. [F. crochet, prop., a
little hook, a dim. from the same source as croc hook. See
Crook, and cf. Crochet, Crocket, Crosier.]
1. A forked support; a crotch.
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The crotchets of their cot in columns rise.
--Dryden.
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2. (Mus.) 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.
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3. (Fort.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way,
at a point where a traverse is placed.
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4. (Mil.) 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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5. (Print.) A bracket. See Bracket.
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6. (Med.) An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain
cases in the extraction of a fetus. --Dunglison.
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7. A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the
mind; a conceit.
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He ruined himself and all that trusted in him by
crotchets that he could never explain to any
rational man. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]Crotchet \Crotch"et\, v. i.
To play music in measured time. [Obs.] --Donne.
[1913 Webster]Bracket \Brack"et\, n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
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1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
discharge such an office.
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Note: This is the more general word. See Brace,
Cantalever, Console, Corbel, Strut.
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2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
to strengthen angles.
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3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
a support.
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4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
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5. (Print.) 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.
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6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
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7. (Gunnery) A figure determined by firing a projectile
beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for
ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only
used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the
bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate
elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the
United States navy it is called fork.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
column, etc.
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Crotcheted
(gcide) | Crotcheted \Crotch"et*ed\, a.
Marked or measured by crotchets; having musical notation.
--Harmar (1587).
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Crotchetiness
(gcide) | Crotchetiness \Crotch"et*i*ness\ (kr?ch"?t-?-n?s), n.
The state or character of being crotchety, or whimsical.
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This belief in rightness is a kind of
conscientiousness, and when it degenerates it becomes
crotchetiness. --J. Grote.
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Crotchety
(gcide) | Crotchety \Crotch"et*y\ (kr?ch"?t-?), a.
Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man.
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crotchetiness
(wn) | crotchetiness
n 1: a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness,
crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness] |
crotchety
(wn) | crotchety
adj 1: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a
cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy
Sayers [syn: cantankerous, crotchety, ornery] |
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