handmaking
handmaking is the present participle and gerund of handmake.
Meaning of handmake
Verb
handmake (third-person singular simple present handmakes, present participle handmaking, simple past and past participle handmade)
- 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
Questions about handmaking
- What is handmaking the present participle and gerund of?
- Handmaking is the present participle and gerund of handmake.
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