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• arts and crafts
  arts and crafts

  noun

  the handcrafting and decoration of especially utilitarian objects.
• Arts and Crafts
  Arts and Crafts

  plural noun

  decorative handicraft and design, esp that of the Arts and Crafts movement , in late nineteenth-century Britain, which sought to revive medieval craftsmanship

arts and crafts

American  

noun

1. the handcrafting and decoration of especially utilitarian objects.

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Arts and Crafts British  

plural noun

1. decorative handicraft and design, esp that of the Arts and Crafts movement , in late nineteenth-century Britain, which sought to revive medieval craftsmanship

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Etymology

Origin of arts and crafts

First recorded in 1885–90

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A range of activities are on offer, including space-themed arts and crafts and an adult workshop exploring solar eclipses and the night sky.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

There will be an opening ceremony, a massive viewing area, entertainment, soccer exhibitions, an arts and crafts fair, interactive booths and food and beverage vendors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

"Reminder: HOV occupants need to be actual people, not your arts and crafts project," California Highway Patrol in Haywood posted on their Facebook page on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Other recipients have turned theirs into arts and crafts projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

For the rest of arts and crafts, I make five.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

Described as a "charming" Arts and Crafts influenced building, it is also a "particularly good example of the bungalow-with-veranda form of sports building which epitomised the late Victorian and Edwardian period".

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

An investigation started in 2018, when the Indian Arts and Crafts Board received a complaint about Rath, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

Rebecca Eggers, an artist who makes clay figures and cartoons at Ahab’s Arts and Crafts Mall near the courthouse, said it was nice to see a buzz around the downtown that is “normally dead.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

There’s a fine dialogue between a flowery Arts and Crafts carpet, woven in England around 1895, and geometric blankets produced this year by Grace Atkinson, based in Paris.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2023

In history we learned about the Arts and Crafts movement, and there were all these ideas I liked.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour