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handwork

English

Etymology

From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”), from Proto-Germanic *handuwerk?; equivalent to hand +? work. Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, Swedish hantverk.

Noun

handwork (countable and uncountable, plural handworks)

  1. Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.

Synonyms

  • handiwork

Translations

Verb

handwork (third-person singular simple present handworks, present participle handworking, simple past and past participle handworked)

  1. (transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.

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handicraft

English

Etymology

For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; Old English handcræft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?hænd?k?æft/, /?hænd?k???ft/

Noun

handicraft (countable and uncountable, plural handicrafts)

  1. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Joseph Addison to this entry?)
  2. An artifact produced by handicraft.
  3. (rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
    • 1672, John Dryden, The Assignation, or Love in a Nunnery
      the Handicrafts-Shops begin to open

Synonyms

  • handcraft

Derived terms

  • handicrafted
  • handicrafting

Translations

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