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handmake

handmake verb: to make by hand; to manufacture manually.

Verb

handmake (third-person singular simple present handmakes, present participle handmaking, simple past and past participle handmade)

  1. (transitive) To make by hand; to manufacture manually.
    • The two are handmaking mirrors, sculptures and furnishings from salvaged materials (or “plundered trash,” as Mr. Welsh calls it), driftwood and Mr. Salaiz’s ceramics pieces.2009 June 11, Penelope Green, “Save That Driftwood for Them”, in New York Times

Forms of handmake

third-person singular presenthandmakes
present participlehandmaking
past participlehandmade
pasthandmade

Origin of handmake

From hand + make, a back-formation from handmade.

Questions about handmake

What does handmake mean?
Handmake means to make by hand; to manufacture manually.
What part of speech is handmake?
Handmake is a verb.
What is the past tense of handmake?
The past tense of handmake is handmade.

Words near handmake in the dictionary

  1. handmaiden
  2. handmaidenhood
  3. handmaidenly
  4. handmaidens
  5. handmaids
  6. handmake
  7. handmakes
  8. handmaking
  9. handman
  10. handmark
  11. handmarked

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