practical art

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noun

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

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Origin of practical art

First recorded in 1920–25

He did invent type molds for casting type and thereby brought printing to the point of a practical art.
Paul and the Printing Press|Sara Ware Bassett
Bibliographical rules govern the practical art of book description, what is technically known as cataloging.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various
Of what value would a shipload of harps prove to a people unacquainted with the science or the practical art of music?
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
In the practical art of writing, it is not very unfair to measure its beauty largely by its utility.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs

Ornamental writing is not a practical art, and has no connection whatever with the practical business of life.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs