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handicraft

[ han-dee-kraft, -krahft ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

manual skill.
an art, craft, or trade in which the skilled use of one's hands is required.
the articles made by handicraft:
a shop offering the handicraft of various South American nations.

handicraft

/ ˈhændɪˌkrɑːft /

skill or dexterity in working with the hands
a particular skill or art performed with the hands, such as weaving, pottery, etc
Also calledhandcraft the work produced by such a skill or art
local handicraft is on sale

1225–75; Middle English hendi craft dexterous skill. See handy, craft

C15: changed from handcraft through the influence of handiwork , which was analysed as if handy + work

And after I graduated, I succeeded in finding a job in handicraft and embroidery.

The machine penetrated everywhere, thrusting aside with its gigantic arm the feeble efforts of handicraft.

If an artisan has taken a son to bring up, and has caused him to learn his handicraft, no one has any claim.

Art has flourished in Virginia from the handicraft of the early days to the plastic sculpturing of the present.

But here new specimens of the Doctor's handicraft soon riveted attention.

The free and lightsome behaviour of the men, the humming at the benches, recalled some school of handicraft.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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