What does handicraft mean?
Handicraft means A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft..
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/ˈhændɪkɹæft/ · noun
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
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;[…]
Use handicraft when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Handicraft means A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft..
Common synonyms include handcraft, handiwork, handwork.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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