- handcræft
- m (-es/-as) manual skill, power of the hand, handicraft
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handcræft
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Handicraft — Hand i*craft (h[a^]nd [i^]*kr[.a]ft), n. [For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; AS. handcr[ae]ft.] 1. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A man who earns his living by handicraft; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
handcraft — (n.) O.E. handcræft manual skill, power of the hand; handicraft; see HANDICRAFT (Cf. handicraft) … Etymology dictionary
handicraft — (n.) O.E. handcræft skill of the hand, from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + CRAFT (Cf. craft) (n.). Later hændecraft (c.1200), perhaps from influence of HANDIWORK (Cf. handiwork) … Etymology dictionary
handcraft — hand•craft n. [[t]ˈhændˌkræft, ˌkrɑft[/t]] v. [[t] ˈkræft, ˈkrɑft[/t]] n. 1) handicraft 2) to make (something) by manual skill • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE handcræft. See handicraft … From formal English to slang
handicraft — /ˈhændikraft / (say handeekrahft) noun 1. manual skill or dexterity. 2. a particular manual art or occupation such as weaving. 3. the product of such manual art or arts: a market for handicrafts. {alteration of earlier handcraft, Old English… …
handicraft — [han′dikraft΄] n. [ME handiecrafte, altered (infl. by handiwerk, HANDIWORK) < handcrafte < OE handcræft] 1. expertness with the hands; manual skill 2. an occupation or art calling for skillful use of the hands, as weaving, pottery, etc. 3.… … English World dictionary
