handcraft
US/ˈhændˌkɹæft/
handcraft noun: handicraft.
Noun
handcraft (plural handcrafts)
- handicraft
- The class of subjects for study that rely upon experimentation and observation.
- These are, in redecraft, the English language and literature, mathematics, psychology; in handcraft, the physical sciences, physics, chemistry, biology; with regular and ample laboratory work in each.1895, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Proceedings of the Annual Convention - Issues 8-12, page 78
- Accordingly, that institution or school is best which enforces habits of order, attention, obedience, discrimination, memory ; which then secures skill in handcraft and redecraft, and likewise shows how these habits and this skill may be applied in useful avocations.1897, Daniel Coit Gilman, A Study in Black and White, page 8
Verb
handcraft (third-person singular simple present handcrafts, present participle handcrafting, simple past and past participle handcrafted)
- To engage in handcraft or handicraft.
handcraft meaning in Urdu and Bengali
handcraft in Urdu
- دستکاری, ہنر, صناعی
handcraft in Bengali
- হস্তশিল্প, কারুশিল্পের কাজে নিযুক্ত হওয়া
Forms of handcraft
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | handcrafts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | handcrafts |
| present participle | handcrafting |
| past participle | handcrafted |
| past | handcrafted |
Origin of handcraft
From Middle English handcrafte, handecraft, hond-craft, from Old English handcræft, equivalent to hand + -craft. Cognate with Dutch handkracht, German Handkraft.
Questions about handcraft
- What does handcraft mean?
- Handcraft means handicraft.
- What is handcraft in Urdu?
- Handcraft in Urdu is دستکاری, ہنر, صناعی. See Handcraft meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is handcraft?
- Handcraft can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce handcraft?
- Handcraft is pronounced /ˈhændˌkɹæft/ (US).
- What is the plural of handcraft?
- The plural of handcraft is handcrafts.
Words near handcraft in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: handcraft (page history and authors); handcraft (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); handcraft (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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