handworked
- adjective
- /ˈhændˌwɜrkt/
- This chair is beautifully handworked.
Examples
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I prefer handworked furniture over mass-produced items.
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Each handworked bowl in the collection is unique and shows the artist's skill.
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The gallery displayed several handworked sculptures created by local artists.
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She admired the handworked embroidery on the vintage tablecloth.
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The artisan created a stunning piece of jewelry that was beautifully handworked to showcase her skill.
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This table is handworked, making it unique compared to mass-produced furniture.
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He admired the handworked carvings on the wooden chest, noting the detail that machines could never replicate.
Synonyms
An item that a person makes with their hands instead of a machine, often with care
Made by hand rather than by machine
Cloth made by hand on a loom rather than by machine
Made by hand with an axe or chisel, often rough
A person makes it by hand rather than by machine
Made by a person who weaves threads into cloth using a small frame
Made by hand with a needle and thread, not by a machine
Someone makes or draws it by hand without using tools
Antonyms
How Handmade
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word handworked comes from the simple parts hand and work, where hand means 'by hand' and work means 'to make'. So a handworked object is 'made or shaped by hand' rather than by a machine, often showing the maker's skill.