handicraft
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Definition of handicraft
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)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”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)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”
- (countable, uncountable)An artifact produced by handicraft.
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(countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable)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[…]”
“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;[…]”
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Etymology
For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; Old English handcræft. By surface analysis, handy + -craft.
Words you can make from handicraft
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3 words7-letter words
13 words6-letter words
26 words- CAFARD 12 pts
- CHADAR 12 pts
- CHADRI 12 pts
- DATCHA 12 pts
- ANARCH 11 pts
- CAFTAN 11 pts
- CANTHI 11 pts
- FRACTI 11 pts
- INARCH 11 pts
- ADRIFT 10 pts
- AFRAID 10 pts
- DHARNA 10 pts
- ACARID 9 pts
- ANTIFA 9 pts
- CANARD 9 pts
- CARDIA 9 pts
- FANART 9 pts
- FARINA 9 pts
- RANCID 9 pts
- TAHINA 9 pts
- ACINAR 8 pts
- ARNICA 8 pts
- CARINA 8 pts
- CRANIA 8 pts
- RADIAN 7 pts
- ANTIAR 6 pts
5-letter words
67 words- FINCH 13 pts
- FITCH 13 pts
- CHARD 11 pts
- DACHA 11 pts
- DITCH 11 pts
- FAITH 11 pts
- FIRTH 11 pts
- FRITH 11 pts
- AITCH 10 pts
- ARCHI 10 pts
- CHAIN 10 pts
- CHAIR 10 pts
- CHANA 10 pts
- CHANT 10 pts
- CHART 10 pts
- CHINA 10 pts
- CRAFT 10 pts
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- FACTA 10 pts
- FARCI 10 pts
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- NATCH 10 pts
- RANCH 10 pts
- RATCH 10 pts
- DRAFT 9 pts
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- THIRD 9 pts
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- DINAR 6 pts
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4-letter words
85 words- CHAD 10 pts
- CHID 10 pts
- HAAF 10 pts
- HAFT 10 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- CATH 9 pts
- CHAI 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- CHAT 9 pts
- CHIA 9 pts
- CHIN 9 pts
- CHIT 9 pts
- FACT 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- ITCH 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- TACH 9 pts
- DAFT 8 pts
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- FIND 8 pts
- HAND 8 pts
- HARD 8 pts
- HIND 8 pts
- ACID 7 pts
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- CADI 7 pts
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- FAIN 7 pts
- FAIR 7 pts
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- FIRN 7 pts
- FRAT 7 pts
- FRIT 7 pts
- HAAR 7 pts
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- ACAI 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- ADIT 5 pts
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- DARN 5 pts
- DART 5 pts
- DATA 5 pts
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- DIRT 5 pts
- DITA 5 pts
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- NADA 5 pts
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- AIRN 4 pts
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- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TARN 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
3-letter words
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