handcraft

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handcraft

  • /ˈhændˌkɹæft/ US

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From Middle English handcrafte, handecraft, hond-craft, from Old English handcræft, equivalent to hand + -craft. Cognate with Dutch handkracht, German Handkraft.

noun handcrafts

  1. handicraft
  2. obsolete 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.

verb handcrafts · handcrafting · handcrafted

  1. To engage in handcraft or handicraft.

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@misc{handcraft_2026,
  title = {handcraft},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handcraft},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}