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HANDICRAFT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A craft that requires skillful hands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("handicraft" is a kind of...):

craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)

arts and crafts (the arts of decorative design and handicraft)

Domain member category:

lace (do lacework)

intertwine; tat (make lacework by knotting or looping)

braid; lace; plait (make by braiding or interlacing)

marble (paint or stain like marble)

enamel (coat, inlay, or surface with enamel)

inlay (decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal)

hatch (inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating)

damascene (inlay metal with gold and silver)

lacquer (coat with lacquer)

japan (coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan)

fringe (adorn with a fringe)

fret (carve a pattern into)

brocade (weave a design into (textiles))

tissue; weave (create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton)

single crochet; single stitch (make by single stitching)

double crochet; double stitch (make by double stitching)

shell stitch (make by shell stitching)

crochet (create by looping or crocheting)

crochet; hook (make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle)

purl stitch (make with purl stitches)

rib (form vertical ribs by knitting)

cast off (make the last row of stitches when knitting)

cast on (make the first row of stitches when knitting)

purl (knit with a purl stitch)

knit (make (textiles) by knitting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handicraft"):

bookbinding (the craft of binding books)

sewing; stitching (joining or attaching by stitches)

spinning (creating thread)

weaving (creating fabric)

knitting (creating knitted wear)

crocheting (creating a garment of needlework)

lace making; tatting (the act or art of making handmade lace)

needlecraft; needlework (work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A work produced by hand labor

Synonyms:

handcraft; handicraft; handiwork; handwork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("handicraft" is a kind of...):

piece of work; work (a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing)

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