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basketry

[ bas-ki-tree, bah-ski- ]

noun

  1. baskets collectively; basketwork.
  2. the art or process of making baskets.


basketry

/ ˈbɑːskɪtrɪ /

noun

  1. the art or practice of making baskets
  2. baskets collectively


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Word History and Origins

Origin of basketry1

First recorded in 1850–55; basket + -ry

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Example Sentences

The volute form is particularly adapted to the decoration of basketry, of which fig. 299 is a specimen.

Women: Waist-skirt of vegetal fibre or buckskin, and basketry cap; robe and moccasins on occasion.

Time passed so quickly that the call for their class in basketry seemed almost to overlap the rest hour.

He next adjusted the skin carefully over a basketry head-frame and placed the latter securely upon his head.

The same is true of Hopi basketry; its methods, designs, and symbolism are all a matter of memory and tradition.

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