handicraft
Definitions
- A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
- An artifact produced by handicraft.
- A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
Equivalents
Examples
“I regard the Grand Seignior , who is obliged , by an express⟳ command in the Alcoran , to learn⟳ and practise⟳ some handicraft trade⟳”
“his men were all baſe handie craftes, as coblers, and curriers, and tinkers, whereof ſome had barres of yron[…]”
“the Handicrafts-Shops begin⟳ to open⟳”
“The M[e]chanicks, and handy-crafts were Induſtrious, Thrifty, and the main ſupporters of the Trade⟳ of France.”
“"Why, thou knowest, father," he said, smiling, "that we handicrafts best love⟳ the folks we live⟳ by;[…]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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