noun
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the art or practice of making baskets
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baskets collectively
Etymology
Origin of basketry
Example Sentences
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SAT Thousands of hardy cyclamen for your winter garden, Basketry Studio open for tours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2019
Basketry, practical gardening and agriculture were a part of the grade work.
From Home Missions in Action by Allen, Edith H.
Handicrafts: Basketry, book binding, china decorating, embroidery, enameling, jewelry making, leather work, metal work, pottery, stencilling, weaving, wood carving.
From The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance by Willison, Marjory MacMurchy, Lady
Notice especially the baskets made by the North American Indian women, and see the book on Basketry, by G. W.
From Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women by Benton, Caroline French
Basketry and pottery in large quantities were found, all showing ability in manufacture, also artistic skill, anti-aesthetic conception in the form of the articles and the designs portrayed upon them.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton
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