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Handicraft — Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools. Usually the term is applied to traditional means of making goods. The individual… … Wikipedia
Handicraft — Hand i*craft (h[a^]nd [i^]*kr[.a]ft), n. [For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; AS. handcr[ae]ft.] 1. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A man who earns his living by handicraft; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
handicraft — hand‧i‧craft [ˈhændikrɑːft ǁ kræft] noun [countable usually plural] MANUFACTURING objects produced by people using their hands skilfully: • a stall selling local handicrafts * * * handicraft UK US /ˈhændɪkrɑːft/ noun [C usually plural] (also… … Financial and business terms
handicraft — index business (occupation), performance (workmanship), specialty (special aptitude), trade (occupation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
handicraft — (n.) O.E. handcræft skill of the hand, from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + CRAFT (Cf. craft) (n.). Later hændecraft (c.1200), perhaps from influence of HANDIWORK (Cf. handiwork) … Etymology dictionary
handicraft — craft, art, *trade, profession … New Dictionary of Synonyms
handicraft — [n] artwork, skill achievement, art, artifact, artisanship, calling, craft, craftship, creation, design, handiwork, invention, métier, product, production, profession, result, trade, vocation; concepts 259,630 … New thesaurus
handicraft — ► NOUN 1) a particular skill of making decorative domestic or other objects by hand. 2) an object made using a skill of this kind … English terms dictionary
handicraft — [han′dikraft΄] n. [ME handiecrafte, altered (infl. by handiwerk, HANDIWORK) < handcrafte < OE handcræft] 1. expertness with the hands; manual skill 2. an occupation or art calling for skillful use of the hands, as weaving, pottery, etc. 3.… … English World dictionary
handicraft — handicraftship, n. /han dee kraft , krahft /, n. 1. manual skill. 2. an art, craft, or trade in which the skilled use of one s hands is required. 3. the articles made by handicraft: a shop offering the handicraft of various South American nations … Universalium
handicraft — UK [ˈhændɪˌkrɑːft] / US [ˈhændɪˌkræft] noun [countable] Word forms handicraft : singular handicraft plural handicrafts a) an activity in which people make beautiful objects using their hands b) handicrafts [plural] beautiful objects made by… … English dictionary
