Handicraft
['hændɪkrɑːft] or ['hændɪkræft]
Definition
(noun.) a craft that requires skillful hands.
(noun.) a work produced by hand labor.
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Definition
(n.) A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
(n.) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Manual occupation.
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Definition
n. a manual craft or trade.—n. Hand′icraftsman a man skilled in a manual art:—fem. Hand′icraftswoman.
Typist: Rudy
Examples
- His father took him to visit the shops of j oiners, bricklayers, turners, braziers, cutlers, and other artisans, thus st imulating in him a delight in handicraft. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He was dressed in decent black, a little rusty, and had the appearance of a sagacious master in some handicraft. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- See my handicraft, said he. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Their alchemy was closely associated with metallurgy, the making of alloys and amalgams, and th e handicrafts of the goldsmiths and silversmiths. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Experience at its best is thus represented in the various handicrafts--the arts of peace and war. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Editor: Woodrow