Handicraft Definition

hăndē-krăft
handicrafts
noun
handicrafts
Expertness with the hands; manual skill.
Webster's New World
An occupation or art calling for skillful use of the hands, as weaving, pottery, etc.
Webster's New World
An object that is crafted by skilled hands.
American Heritage
Work done or articles made by manual skills.
Webster's New World
(rare) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman. - John Dryden.
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Noun

Singular:
handicraft
Plural:
handicrafts

Origin of Handicraft

  • Middle English handecraft from Old English handcræft hand hand cræft craft

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; Old English handcræft.

    From Wiktionary

Handicraft Sentence Examples

  • Every member of the congregation of Israel must labour, as God has appointed, at some handicraft or profession to provide for his home.

  • Such as it was, this was about the only manufacturing or handicraft in California.

  • No Afghan will pursue a handicraft or keep a shop, though the Ghilzai Povindahs engage largely in travelling trade and transport of goods.

  • There are some tanneries, some preparation of preserves and other fruit products, and some old handicraft industries like the making of hats; but these have been of comparatively scant importance.

  • Paint-by-number kits, latch-hook rug kits, needlework kits, woodworking kits, leather tooling kits, and many other handicraft kits are great gifts.

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