craft fair
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- noun
- /kræft fɛr/
:
feria de artesanía
- The community craft fair featured dozens of local artisans selling their unique creations.
- sell at craft fairs
- jewelry at craft fairs
- arts and craft fair
Examples
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Last weekend, I bought a beautiful handmade vase at the local craft fair.
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I get a box at the annual craft fair here in town.
Blog text (1) -
"Then come to the craft fair," his friend said.
Fiction book (2000) -
When you were fourteen, you read about a craft fair in the next town.
Fiction book (1993) -
There's a crafts fair up there, and I'm gonna try to sell some stuff.
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I've been to many craft fairs, one of my favorite things to do.
Blog text (1) -
Still, Harry was proud that each June, when he set up a tent at a craft fair, his saws sold briskly.
Fiction book (2002) -
I happened to just finish a craft fair where there were basic crocheted and knitted hats.
Blog text (1) -
Perhaps Somer should consider being more choosy with the craft fairs in which she exhibits?
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Until then, sites like Etsy and your craft fair remain safe havens for true craftsmanship and artisans.
Blog text (1)
Synonyms
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A public event with rides, games, and shops
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Morphology
The meaning 'an event where handmade items are displayed and sold' is directly and compositionally derived from 'craft' (handmade/skilled objects) + 'fair' (an event with stalls), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This noun+noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compounding patterns, making it readily comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Craft fair comes from old village markets where skilled makers set up stalls to sell what they made by hand. The word craft meant a hand skill and fair was a public market, so the phrase now means 'an event where people sell handmade items'.