household art

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noun

any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.

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Origin of household art

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby household art

house furnishings, house group, houseguest, household, household ammonia, household art, household cavalry, household effects, householder, household god, household gods

How to use household art in a sentence

Do you think they'll get an idea of household art by coming here?
Brenda's Bargain|Helen Leah Reed
Its original designers were masters who made standards in architectural and pictorial as well as household art.
Principles of Home Decoration|Candace Wheeler
Certainly not to her mother, who possessed in its perfection, the household art of misinterpreting everything.
The Paliser case|Edgar Saltus
Fig. 26 represents a chair which I have taken the liberty of borrowing from Mr. Eastlake's work on household art.
Principles of Decorative Design|Christopher Dresser