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to handcraft

17 3.7
To make something by hand with skill and care
  • verb
  • /ˈhændˌkræft/
translation icon : hacer a mano
  • handcrafted furniture

These things are almost handcrafted, which means the costs are way higher.

Examples

  • And I found recipes that I'm going to handcraft myself to serve our guests.

  • A lot of our inventory is handcrafted by talented local designers and artists.

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  • Blue Nile's bench Jewelers will then handcraft that perfect piece to your specifications.

  • Take a look at some of the beautiful handcrafted furniture that Eric constructs in his workshop above the store.

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  • Try Globe-Trotter, a British company that has been handcrafting suitcases since the nineteenth century.

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  • The artisan will handcraft each piece of furniture to ensure the highest quality.

  • She loves to handcraft unique gifts for her friends using natural materials.

  • At the workshop, he learned to handcraft toys from recycled wood.

Synonyms

to craft
vsto handcraft
170 3.2

To make something by hand with skill

emphasizes careful, attentive making rather than only skill
to hand-build
vsto handcraft
1 6.5

To make pots or bowls by shaping clay with your hands without using a wheel

is a general skilled manual making not limited to pottery
to handwork
vsto handcraft
4.6

To make or finish something by hand

puts more stress on skill and careful making than just manual work
to handbuild
vsto handcraft
  • Specialized
7.2

To make a pot or bowl by hand without using a potter's wheel

is a general skilled manual making not limited to pottery

Antonyms

1 3.1

Made by a machine rather than by hand

How Skillful

to handcraft
17 3.7
to fashion
31 4.3
to make
1.0
to assemble
169 2.9

Surface Forms

handcraft infinitive
handcrafted past participle
handcrafting present participle
handcrafts third person singular

Etymology

Handcraft comes from the simple parts hand ('by hand') and craft ('skill' or 'work'). So to handcraft something is to make it carefully by hand using skill.