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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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• arts and crafts vs. craftsman

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PCE is widely used in dry cleaning and can also be found in consumer products including arts and crafts adhesives, spot removers and stainless steel polish.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

A dedicated Irish Language Hub at The Mac will include free taster classes, arts and crafts workshops, circus skills, family entertainment and a dedicated family room throughout the week.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

What I receive most years are socks that say “#1 Dad,” last-minute arts and crafts, and the occasional grill gadget—a catalog essentially unchanged since 1965.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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

Which was stupid and didn’t make any sense, because it’s not like their camp had arts and crafts days.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

Molesworth—who was influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, attended the Art Institute of Chicago and brought the cowboy into the living room—was the Frank Lloyd Wright of his field, as someone says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

They whittled down the list to more than 200 homes with Arts and Crafts tile, many by the famous Pasadena artisan Ernest Batchelder and one of his main competitors, Claycraft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025

The timber façade was installed by her grandfather, WG Innes, in 1927 in tribute to his love of the Arts and Crafts movement.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023

He was charged in 2021 with multiple crimes including violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, which prohibits misrepresentation in marketing American Indian or Alaska Native arts and crafts.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 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

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