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handcraft

[ noun hand-kraft, -krahft; verb hand-kraft, -krahft ]
/ noun ˈhændˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft; verb ˈhændˈkræft, -ˈkrɑft /

noun

handicraft.

verb (used with object)

to make (something) by manual skill.

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Origin of handcraft

before 1000; Middle English; Old English handcræft.See handicraft

Words nearby handcraft

handcar, hand-carry, handcart, handclap, handclasp, handcraft, handcrafted, handcraftman, handcuff, H and D curve, hand-deliver
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Example sentences from the Web for handcraft

  • A handcraft school for natives has been one of his dreams all along.

    Letters of a Javanese Princess|Raden Adjeng Kartini

  • The amount of time, money, eyesight and handcraft expended among ourselves on letter writing so-called is simply appalling.

    East of Paris|Matilda Betham-Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for handcraft

handcraft
/ (ˈhændˌkrɑːft) /

noun

another word for handicraft

verb

(tr) to make by handicraft
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