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.

Words nearby handcraft

handbreadth, handcar, handcart, handclap, handclasp, handcraft, handcrafted, handcraftman, handcuff, handed, handedness

Origin of handcraft

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

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Examples 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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