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handcraft

/ˈhændˌkræft/
hand · craft
Plural:handcrafts
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Adjective:handcrafted
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Past Simple:handcrafted
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Past Participle:handcrafted
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Present Participle:handcrafting
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handcraft Lexical Profile

handcraft Game Scores & Validity

• verb

1

To make or fashion an object skillfully by hand rather than by mass-production machinery.

Example

"The master luthier takes several months to handcraft each acoustic guitar from aged tonewoods."

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• noun

1

An object or article made skillfully by hand rather than by machine.

Example

"The local market stalls were filled with pottery, woodcarvings, and other indigenous handcrafts."

2

A particular skill of making decorative or functional objects by hand; a handicraft.

Example

"Weaving is a traditional handcraft that has been passed down through generations in the village."

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• Nearby Words

handclap
handclapping
handclasp
handcraft
handcrafted
handcraftsman
handcuff

Word Origin & Etymology

Dating back to Old English handcræft, originally meaning the power or skill of the hand. The verb sense emerged later in the 20th century as a back-formation from handcrafted and handcraft.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Handcraft. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/handcraft
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