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practical art

noun

an art or craft, as woodworking or needlework, that serves a utilitarian purpose.

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Nearby words

  1. pracharak,
  2. practic,
  3. practicability,
  4. practicable,
  5. practical,
  6. practical effect,
  7. practical imperative,
  8. practical joke,
  9. practical nurse,
  10. practical reason

Origin of practical art

First recorded in 1920–25
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