handcraft

hand·craft

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
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- [noun hand-kraft, -krahft; verb hand-kraft, -krahft]
- /noun ˈhændˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft; verb ˈhændˈkræft, -ˈkrɑft/
- /ˈhænd.krɑːft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun hand-kraft, -krahft; verb hand-kraft, -krahft]
- /noun ˈhændˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft; verb ˈhændˈkræft, -ˈkrɑft/

Definitions of handcraft word

abbreviation HANDCRAFT handicraft. 1
verb with object handcraft to make (something) by manual skill. 1
noun handcraft Make skillfully by hand. 1
noun handcraft art or skill of making sth by hand 1
transitive verb handcraft make by hand 1
verb handcraft to make by handicraft 0

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Origin of handcraft

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English; Old English handcræft. See handicraft

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Parts of speech for Handcraft

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Handcraft

handcraft popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for handcraft

noun handcraft

handicraft — manual skill.

Just one Synonym for handcraft