household art

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of household art

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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household art

For the new household art of mechanical dehydration, engineers and food chemists have worked out a home food dryer that can be used in any kitchen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Late in the winter he had sent a paper on household art, with several exquisite designs, to a magazine, and for once happened to hit the prevailing fancy.

From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Certainly not to her mother, who possessed in its perfection, the household art of misinterpreting everything.

From The Paliser case by Edgar Saltus

Its original designers were masters who made standards in architectural and pictorial as well as household art.

From Principles of Home Decoration With Practical Examples by Candace Wheeler

They also have a department of home management, home economy, social culture, household art and domestic hygiene, Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, preceptor.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Ida Husted Harper