handicraft
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handicraft
- /ˈhændɪkɹæft/
- /ˈhændɪkɹɑːft/
Where it comes from
For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; Old English handcræft. By surface analysis, handy + -craft.
noun 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 trade
- 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[…]
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noun trade requiring skill of hand
| Español | manualidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수공예 sugong'ye, 수예 suye |
| 日本語 | 手工芸 shukōgei, 手芸 shugei |
| 中文 | 手工業 /手工业 shǒugōngyè, 手藝 /手艺 shǒuyì, 手工藝 /手工艺 shǒugōngyì |
| Português | artesanato |
| Français | artisanat |
| Deutsch | Handarbeit, Handwerk, Kunsthandwerk |
| Italiano | artigianato |
| Ελληνικά | χειροτεχνία cheirotechnía |
| Română | meserie |
| Русский | ремесло́ remesló, ручна́я рабо́та ručnája rabóta, рукоде́лие rukodélije |
| Tiếng Việt | thủ công, thủ công nghiệp |
| العربية | حِرْفَة يَدَوِيَّة |
| עברית | אומנות, אֻמָּנוּת umanút |
noun artifact
| 한국어 | 공예품 gong'yepum, 수공예품 sugong'yepum |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 工芸品 kōgeihin, 手工芸品 shukōgeihin |
| 中文 | 工藝品 /工艺品 gōngyìpǐn, 手工藝品 /手工艺品 shǒugōngyìpǐn |
| Deutsch | Handarbeit, Handwerksprodukt, Handarbeitsprodukt |
noun handicraftsman
| 中文 | 手工藝人 /手工艺人 shǒugōng yìrén |
|---|---|
| Português | artesão |
| Deutsch | Helfer, Handwerker |
| Ελληνικά | χειροτέχνης cheirotéchnis |
| Tiếng Việt | thợ thủ công |
Talk about this word "handicraft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handicraft. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. handicraft. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/handicraft "handicraft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handicraft.Cite this
@misc{handicraft_2026,
title = {handicraft},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handicraft},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
