Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To fashion or make by hand.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Skilled labor with the hands; manual occupation. See handicraft.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Same as handicraft.
  • transitive verb to make (something) by hand.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun variant of handicraft
  • verb To engage in handcraft or handicraft.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a work produced by hand labor
  • verb make something by hand

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word handcraft.

Examples

  • Orangel says a lot of Mexican handcraft is cheaper in Los Angeles than here because there is less shipping cost and the Mexican duty has not been added in (shipped from China).

    Question ;Microdyne 2004

  • It must be the most popular, widely practiced handcraft in the world.

    A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011

  • The overall experience -- watching artisans handcraft your pizza, sitting at community tables -- is pure theatre.

    What Makes the Emerald City Shine 2011

  • And the overall experience—watching artisans handcraft your order, sitting at communal tables—is pure theatre.

    Sea and Symphony 2011

  • The handcraft site Etsy.com also is selling a T-shirt emblazoned with Pike's image but showing flowers coming out of his spray can.

    UC Davis chancellor: 'I did not want use of force' 2011

  • Essentially, what the piece allows users to do is to select a frame from the video and handcraft it, redraw the frame and incorporate their own sensibilities, their love for Johnny Cash, in different ways, says curator Shari Frilo.

    Sundance Film Festival Kicks Off 2011

  • Piece by Piece offers workshops in underserved neighborhoods in Los Angeles, where professional artists teach residents-in-need to handcraft beautiful picture frames, vases, mirrors and other objets d'art from mosaics.

    Lois Alter Mark: Shop With a Conscience This Holiday Season Lois Alter Mark 2011

  • It must be the most popular, widely practiced handcraft in the world.

    A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011

  • Piece by Piece offers workshops in underserved neighborhoods in Los Angeles, where professional artists teach residents-in-need to handcraft beautiful picture frames, vases, mirrors and other objets d'art from mosaics.

    Lois Alter Mark: Shop With a Conscience This Holiday Season Lois Alter Mark 2011

  • It must be the most popular, widely practiced handcraft in the world.

    A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.