Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crochet \Cro*chet"\ (kr?-sh?"), 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.

   {Crochet hook}, {Crochet needle}, a small hook, or a hooked
      needle (often of bone), used in crochet work.

Source : WordNet®

crochet hook
     n : a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting [syn: {crochet
         needle}]