handmade

adjective

hand·​made ˈhan(d)-ˈmād How to pronounce handmade (audio)
: made by hand or by a hand process

Examples of handmade in a Sentence

received a handmade sweater at the baby shower
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Highlights include an Artisan Alley craft fair with handmade items ranging from candles and soap to jewelry, a pumpkin patch and a children’s carnival and Ferris wheel along with Palm Avenue Pub & Grub. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 Welcome guests to your home and create an inviting fall front porch with this handmade chalkboard sign. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025 Cue up a screening of this sweet Italian film before hitting Carrello, one of the finest handmade pasta spots in Seattle. Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 His $4 tacos — fish, Asada, Al pastor and Chorizo — are authentic, handmade tortillas that reflect his and DeJesus’s roots in Acapulco, in the state of Guerrero. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for handmade

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of handmade was in 1809

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“Handmade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handmade. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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handmade

adjective
hand·​made ˈhan(d)-ˈmād How to pronounce handmade (audio)
: made by hand or with hand tools

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