handicraft
Americannoun
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manual skill.
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an art, craft, or trade in which the skilled use of one's hands is required.
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the articles made by handicraft.
a shop offering the handicraft of various South American nations.
noun
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skill or dexterity in working with the hands
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a particular skill or art performed with the hands, such as weaving, pottery, etc
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Also called: handcraft. the work produced by such a skill or art
local handicraft is on sale
Other Word Forms
- handicraftship noun
- handicraftsman noun
Etymology
Origin of handicraft
1225–75; Middle English hendi craft dexterous skill. See handy, craft
Example Sentences
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Since the painstaking technique of stop-motion animation relies literally on the artists’ handicraft, this tracks brilliantly.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024
Throughout the old town, kitschy souvenir shops have replaced handicraft stalls and bookstores.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024
The museum showed an immersive installation about climate change by the Icelandic artist Jónsi this year and is currently exhibiting contemporary art and handicraft by Indigenous artists from Sápmi, Canada and Alaska.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023
Many others work in tourism and handicraft jobs linked to Sami culture.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022
She may rely too long on Athena’s gifts— talent in handicraft and a clever mind; so cunning—history cannot show the like among the ringleted ladies of Akhaia, Mykene with her coronet, Alkmene, Tyro.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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