as in craft
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
we learned about traditional handcrafts like barrel-making and leather-working at the colonial history museum
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as in to manufacture
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Recent Examples of handcraft
Booth Moore, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
Rodrigues handcrafts all types of chapeaus, including fedoras and cowboy hats.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The vessels are typically handcrafted from fiberglass and painted in ocean colors to avoid detection.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Related Articles The companies share the value of handcraft, with Mother being one of the last brands making denim in L.A., and Martin dedicated to making clothing in Italy, referencing its rich textile heritage with luxe silk prints.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
Rodrigues handcrafts all types of chapeaus, including fedoras and cowboy hats.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
Another special touch: each table is set with ceramic dishes handcrafted by Ford’s niece, Bree Cisco.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The vessels are typically handcrafted from fiberglass and painted in ocean colors to avoid detection.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handcraft
Noun
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To also prepare for motherhood as a working actress who is dedicated to her craft, Smith enlisted the help and advice of her friends who are also in the entertainment business and who are working mothers.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
11 May 2025
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Her memoir is a loving ode to the culture embodied by artisans working to preserve their traditional crafts.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
Verb
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It is being manufactured at the Kia plant in West Point, Georgia, though only 20% of all the company's vehicle parts come from the U.S. or Canada.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement In the process of this cycle, the United States has lost its ability to manufacture effectively, which has contributed to the plight of the bottom 60% of U.S. earners, who have been losing ground economically and have become increasingly frustrated over many years.—
Ray Dalio,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Nearby, the Linen Quarter and Cathedral Quarter are buzzing with cafes, street art, and pubs, blending the old and new, and British and Irish culture, with surprising ease.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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With each iteration, her art recalibrates itself to local materials, histories, and ecosystems.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
3 May 2025
Verb
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The maker produced glassware throughout the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, offering everything from highballs to serving pieces.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2025
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Often, knockout competition can produce the ‘wrong’ winners, but this World Cup was decided by a league table, which tends to favour the better sides on paper, and Brazil still couldn’t get over the line.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Ministers must urgently prioritise this as part of the trade negotiations currently underway.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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The president has invoked the act on the theory that trade imbalances are a national emergency.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Arguably more famous, though, were Morris and the Anglin brothers who used tools fashioned from spoons to painstakingly clear an opening in their cell walls, and on the night of June 11, 1962, climbing up pipes to reach the roof and eventually the water's edge.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
7 May 2025
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Davis fashioned Jenner a herringbone halter-neck dress with sporadic black-and-white beading detail across the bodice and skirt.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
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In total, the crews constructed three embankment dams made of dirt and stone, the highest of which was about 26 feet tall.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Archaeologists rediscover 17th-century brick kiln at William & Mary A team of archaeologists at the College of William & Mary, the second-oldest university in the United States, recently rediscovered a brick kiln used to help construct the Wren Building.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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Noma’s dining room, by contrast, is meticulously carpentered together, from the peaked ceiling to the bare floor, out of sanded oak and Douglas fir.—
PETE WELLS,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2018
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The drama is something that seems to be leaking from the very forms so elaborately carpentered to contain it.—
JESSE GREEN,
New York Times,
8 June 2017
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“Handcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcraft. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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