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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


hand⋅i⋅craft⋅ship, noun
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.]

Handicraft

Hand"i*craft\, n. [For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; AS. handcr[ae]ft.]

1. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft. --Addison.

2. A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman. [R.] --Dryden.
Language Translation for : handicraft
Spanish: artesanía,
German: die Handarbeit,
Japanese: 手細工

handicraft 
O.E. handcræft "skill of the hand," later hændecraft (c.1205).
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