handicraft

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handicraft

US /ˈhæn.di.kræft/ 
UK /ˈhæn.dɪ.krɑːft/ 

an activity in which people make beautiful objects using their hands
 

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Example: 

Her hobbies are music, reading and handicraft.

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

handicraft

hand‧i‧craft /ˈhændikrɑːft $ -kræft/ (also craft) noun [countable usually plural]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: handcraft 'handicraft' (10-21 centuries), on the model of handiwork]
1. an activity such as sewing or making baskets, in which you use your hands in a skilful way to make things
2. something that someone has made in a skilful way using their hands:
a shop selling handicrafts

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

handicraft

han·di·craft[handicrafthandicrafts] [ˈhændikrɑːft] [ˈhændikræft](NAmE alsohand·craft) nouncountable, usually plural, uncountable

 

1. activities such as sewing and making cloth that use skill with your hands and artistic ability to make things

• to teach handicrafts

• Her hobbies are music, reading and handicraft.

2. things made in this way

• traditional handicrafts bought by tourists

See also: handcraft 

 

Word Origin:

Middle English: alteration of handcraft, on the pattern of handiwork.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

handicraft / ˈhæn.dɪ.krɑːft /   / -kræft / noun [ C usually plural ]

a skilled activity in which something is made in a traditional way with the hands rather than being produced by machines in a factory, or an object made by such an activity

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

handicraft

[hæ̱ndikrɑːft, -kræft]
 handicrafts
 1) N-COUNT: usu pl Handicrafts are activities such as embroidery and pottery which involve making things with your hands in a skilful way.
 2) N-COUNT: usu pl Handicrafts are the objects that are produced by people doing handicrafts.
  She sells handicrafts to the tourists.

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