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hand-crafted

hand-crafted

4 3.9
Made by hand rather than by machine
  • adjective
  • /ˈhændˌkræftɪd/
translation icon : artesanal
  • The artisan specializes in creating hand-crafted furniture using traditional techniques.
  • hand-crafted item
  • hand-crafted jewelry
  • hand-crafted furniture

Examples

  • Sponsored annually by the GFWC Dickson Woman's Club, the event features over 100 vendors of hand-crafted items, from wreaths to candles, woodworking to jewelry, and much more.

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  • Everything from the look of this Victorian-era bar to the bartenders' old-time get-ups to the hand-crafted, classic cocktails gives this place a totally classy, throwback-feeling vibe.

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  • "Am I standing before you in hand-crafted shoes?"

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Or at least making it more about a hand-crafted product instead of mass-produced stuff.

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  • "So I thought it would be great if we could have a list of unique whiskies and hand-crafted cocktails."

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  • There is a difference between not being able to afford, or willing to pay, for a hand-crafted item, and the item not being worth the asking price.

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  • Travelers will also find a number of hand-crafted signature cocktails, including the All Star Smash, The K, and Team Captain.

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  • The furniture in the room, the chairs, the sofa, and the tables were old, hand-crafted family heirlooms, she thought.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • This up-and-coming exhibit will feature a plethora of hand-crafted boats by the artist.

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  • Michael Anthony Carnacchi works on a pair of hand-crafted leather boots at his Sebastopol shop, Apple Cobbler.

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Synonyms

handmade
vshand-crafted
255 2.9

An item that a person makes with their hands instead of a machine, often with care

focuses on manual process without stressing care or detail
artisanal
vshand-crafted
10 5.6

Made by hand in a skilled, traditional way

describes manual making without implying tradition or craft expertise
hand-hewn
vshand-crafted
1 7.8

Made by hand with an axe or chisel, often rough

refers to manual production generally, not limited to heavy-tool shaping
handworked
vshand-crafted
4.0

Made by hand, not by machine

is the exact general term for production done manually
handwrought
vshand-crafted
  • Literature
7.8

A person makes it by hand rather than by machine

is the exact general term for production done manually

Antonyms

1 3.1

Made by a machine rather than by hand

How Handmade

hand-crafted
4 3.9
artisanal
10 5.6
machine-made
1 3.1

Surface Forms

hand-crafted positive
handcrafteder comparative
handcraftedest superlative

Morphology

hand-crafted = hand + craft (transparent) = hand + craft + ed

The meaning is directly derived from 'hand' + 'craft' with the participial suffix '-ed', indicating made by hand.

Etymology

The word hand-crafted is easy to remember: it joins hand ('the part of your body you use to touch and make things') and craft ('skill in making things'), like in craftsman or crafts. So something hand-crafted is made by hand with skill, not by a machine.