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hand⋅i⋅craft

  [han-dee-kraft, -krahft]
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–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·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.]
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Word Origin & History

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