Definition of "crochet-work" [crochet-work]

• Work done with a crochet-needle. See crochet. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The original antimacassar was usually made of stiff white crochet-work, but in the third quarter of the 19th century it became simpler and softer, usually with a simple pattern in wool or silk."
• "Yes; odds and ends, needlework, crochet-work, embroidery, and that kind of thing."
• "She would begin at once to roll up her crochet-work or fold her sewing, without the slightest sign of haste."