handcraft
Americannoun
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handcrafts
plural
verb (used with object)
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handcrafts,
present (3rd person singular)
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handcrafted,
past participle, past
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handcrafting
present participle
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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handcraftsimple
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handcraftssimple
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have handcraftedperfect
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has handcraftedperfect
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am handcraftingprogressive
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are handcraftingprogressive
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is handcraftingprogressive
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have been handcraftingperfect progressive
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has been handcraftingperfect progressive
Past
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handcraftedsimple
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had handcraftedperfect
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was handcraftingprogressive
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were handcraftingprogressive
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had been handcraftingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of handcraft
before 1000; Middle English; Old English handcræft. See handicraft
Example Sentences
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It opened a dress making department in 2000, and now has 52 skilled artisans who handcraft every piece.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
But for the energy-intensive power tools he uses to handcraft boats from his home on Karampuang Island, he needs diesel.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
"If customers would like to order a beverage that is not listed on our menu, we recommend they know the recipe so that their barista can handcraft the beverage perfectly for them," the spokesperson added.
From Fox News ● Oct. 25, 2021
“If you find the right handcraft it becomes a form of leisure,” Offerman says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2018
The vines were more sparsely cultivated here, and soon all trace of human handcraft was at an end.
From South Wind by Norman Douglas
Another artist who uses unusual displays for his work is Ben Cowan, who handcrafts and casts his surfaces, creating sculptural frames with voids reminiscent of elements from Gothic architecture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Vintage-loving jeweler Araceli Concordia handcrafts unique twists on jewelry classics with repurposed materials, and her beaded earrings for Aracheli Studio — made from vintage German glass beads — are no exception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
It's full of photos of him smiling as well as a bottle of his cologne and some handcrafts he made for her as a schoolboy.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023
Dave Bombard owns Bishop, a two-person operation out of Edwards that handcrafts bindings for Telemark skiing.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
The affectionate regard which all good workmen have for their tools and implements in handcrafts is found among these Southern weavers.
From Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle
The rhythmic clanging of hammers on bronze echoes through the Istanbul workshop where three craftsmen are landing blows with astonishing precision to transform featureless metal discs into highly prized handcrafted cymbals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
People still marvel at Miyazaki’s handcrafted backgrounds and his painstaking dedication to balancing its feather-light score with the melodies of flowing water or the gentle crunch of a child’s footfalls on grass and gravel.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Watch the video above to learn how these sets that can go for $1,000 are handcrafted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
It is handcrafted, sustainable tableware made right here from our local clay.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
I don’t look much at the towers though, or the people passing me in their fashionable getups, imports, handcrafted leather, suede, whatever.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
One fan I spoke to, Carmelo Hernandez, dedicates hours to handcrafting ceramic dinosaur sculptures.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026
Before finding her way onto the screen, Tânia Maria has long made a living as an artisan handcrafting rugs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
The tiny team has been handcrafting some of the state’s most beautiful ceramic goods for the past 50 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
At RAI, artisans overcome barriers to employment through skills and micro business training while handcrafting goods from recycled materials.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
His paternal grandfather had made his living handcrafting rowboats for the professional watermen who plied the Thames in London, providing water-taxi and ferry services as their predecessors had done for centuries.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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