needlecraft

[ need-l-kraft, -krahft ]

/ ˈnid lˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /

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noun

needlework.

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Origin of needlecraft

First recorded in 1350–1400, needlecraft is from Middle English nedle craft. See needle, craft

Words nearby needlecraft

needle, needle bath, needle bearing, needle biopsy, needlecord, needlecraft, needle exchange, needlefish, needle fly, needleful, needle-holder

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How to use needlecraft in a sentence

The worker of samplers and those advanced in the higher arts of needlecraft had also their little work necessaries.
Chats on Household Curios|Fred W. Burgess
Certainly it is one of the quaintest and most primitive attempts of working pictures by needlecraft.
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework|Emily Leigh Lowes
Queen Elizabeth cannot, however, be said to have been in any way a patroness of the art of needlecraft.
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework|Emily Leigh Lowes
Among the many treasures of this exquisite period of needlecraft are the well-known Stuart caskets.
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework|Emily Leigh Lowes

They in turn carried their arts and crafts to Gaul and Britain, and by degrees needlecraft permeated the whole of Europe.
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework|Emily Leigh Lowes

British Dictionary definitions for needlecraft

needlecraft

/ (ˈniːdəlˌkrɑːft) /

noun

the art or practice of needlework

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needlecraft

Origin of needlecraft

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British Dictionary definitions for needlecraft