handicraft
/ˈhændɪkɹæft/
handicraft noun: a trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
Noun
handicraft (countable and uncountable, plural handicrafts)
- A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
- I regard the Grand Seignior , who is obliged , by an express command in the Alcoran , to learn and practise some handicraft trade1712 April 25 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “MONDAY, April 15, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 354; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume I...
- An artifact produced by handicraft.
- A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
- his men were all baſe handie craftes, as coblers, and curriers, and tinkers, whereof ſome had barres of yron[…]1596, Thomas Nashe, The Unfortunate Traueller: or, The Life of Jacke Wilton
- the Handicrafts-Shops begin to open1672, John Dryden, The Assignation, or Love in a Nunnery
handicraft meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
handicraft in Hindi
- handicraft
- हस्तशिल्प hastśilp
handicraft in Tamil
- கைத்திறன், கைவினை, கைவினைப்பொருள்
handicraft in Urdu
- handicraft, art, expertise
- دستکاری dastkārī
handicraft in Telugu
- trade requiring skill of hand
- హస్తకళ hastakaḷa
More languagesFewer languages
- handicraft in Malayalam
- കൈത്തൊഴിൽ, കരകൗശലം, കരകൗശലവസ്തുക്കൾ, ഹസ്തശില്പങ്ങൾ
- handicraft in Kannada
- ಹಸ್ತಕೌಶಲ, ಕರಕೌಶಲ, ಕೈಕಲೆ, ಕೈಕಸುಬು
- handicraft in Tagalog
- pagkikimot, kinimot, mangingimot
- handicraft in Arabic
- حِرْفَة يَدَوِيَّة
- handicraft in Indonesian
- kerajinan, kriya, kerajinan tangan, pekerjaan tangan
- handicraft in Vietnamese
- thủ công, thủ công nghiệp, thợ thủ công
Examples of handicraft in a sentence
- Handicraft is less standardized then industrial products, hence less artistic or rather flawless.
- It mainly teaches aboriginal handicrafts which include cloth weaving, Polymer clay prin, and bead chains.
- The people of these places are peaceful, and besides engaging in agriculture, have handicraft trades.
Synonyms of handicraft
Forms of handicraft
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Origin of handicraft
For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; Old English handcræft. By surface analysis, handy + -craft.
Words formed from handicraft
- handicrafted
- handicrafter
- handicrafting
- handicraftman
- handicraftship
- handicraftsman
- handicraftswoman
Questions about handicraft
- What does handicraft mean?
- Handicraft means a trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
- What is handicraft in Hindi?
- Handicraft in Hindi is हस्तशिल्प (hastśilp). See Handicraft meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is handicraft?
- Handicraft is a noun.
- How do you pronounce handicraft?
- Handicraft is pronounced /ˈhændɪkɹæft/.
- What is the plural of handicraft?
- The plural of handicraft is handicrafts.
Words near handicraft in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: handicraft (page history and authors); हस्तशिल्प (Hindi) (page history and authors); handicraft (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); دستکاری (Urdu) (page history and authors); handicraft (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); handicraft (Kannada 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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