handwork
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- hand worker noun
- handworked adjective
Etymology
Origin of handwork
before 1000; Middle English; Old English handweorc. See hand, work; handiwork
Example Sentences
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The projects must be left behind by a loved one who is deceased or unable to complete the handwork due to illness or disability.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023
Finding a way to cut out handwork in China and Bangladesh would allow more clothing manufacturing to move back to Western consumer markets, including the United States.
From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022
He is considered raw in some areas — his handwork, in particular — but he is still just 21 years old.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022
Let us pause to recall the tricoteuse, a woman who sits and knits, coolly carrying on with her handwork as the world unravels around her.
From New York Times • May 8, 2020
One group tidied up from the meal, and the other—the one Grace dragged me into—stayed seated at the sawhorse tables and took out handwork.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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