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hand⋅craft

  [n. hand-kraft, -krahft; v. hand-kraft, -krahft]
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–noun
1. handicraft.
–verb (used with object)
2. to make (something) by manual skill.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE handcræft. See handicraft
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hand⋅i⋅craft

  [han-dee-kraft, -krahft]
–noun
1. manual skill.
2. an art, craft, or trade in which the skilled use of one's hands is required.
3. the articles made by handicraft: a shop offering the handicraft of various South American nations.
Also, handcraft.

Origin:
1225–75; ME hendi craft dexterous skill. See handy, craft

Related forms:
hand⋅i⋅craft⋅ship, noun
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hand·craft   (hānd'krāft')   
n.  Variant of handicraft.
tr.v.   (hānd-krāft') hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts
To fashion or make by hand.
hand·craft'er n., hand'crafts'man·ship', hand'craft'man·ship' n.
hand·i·craft   (hān'dē-krāft')   
n.  

  1. Skill and facility with the hands.

  2. A craft or occupation requiring skilled use of the hands.

  3. An object that is crafted by skilled hands.


[Middle English handecraft, from Old English handcræft : hand, hand + cræft, craft.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

handicraft 
O.E. handcræft "skill of the hand," later hændecraft (c.1205).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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