gentle craft
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gentle craft
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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But he had never possessed patience enough for the gentle craft.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
Pa. Oh, come, sir, you will never wrong one of the same gentle craft as yourself.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)
But he was never seen at church; on Sundays he went fishing, being devoted to the gentle craft; and it was wrong, more so in him because of his good name than in many another.
From Fan : the story of a young girl's life by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
Chatelard," said the queen, after the ceremonies of a first salutation were over, "I perceive you have lost none of your cunning in the gentle craft.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
He seemed a quiet, kindly, easy-mannered, dignified, self-possessed old gentleman of fifty-five or sixty, and had a gentle craft in his eye that probably belonged there.
From Roughing It, Part 2. by Twain, Mark
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