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handicraft

noun

ˈhan-di-ˌkraft

Definition of handicraft

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an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands volunteers demonstrating early American handicrafts, such as blacksmithing, glassblowing, and weaving

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Recent Examples of handicraft The Nest mark is the first standard of its kind in the global handicraft industry, which, according to one market estimate, reached $427 billion last year. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 Here, traditional Portuguese handicrafts—olive wood chopping boards, floral linen place mats—sit alongside more playful works by contemporary artisans and creatives. — Catarina Loureiro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2026 Jacobs speaks candidly of a troubled childhood and lovingly about Fifth Avenue shopping trips with his grandmother, which inspired a feeling for fashion history and handicrafts. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026 Like other Thai cities, Chiang Rai boasts its fair share of markets and night bazaars, where visitors can browse Thai handicrafts and sample khao soi (a curry noodle soup that’s a northern specialty) and mango sticky rice at their own pace. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handicraft

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Its most visible moment came in 2023, when Chanakya’s artisans brought their craft to Dior’s pre-fall show at Mumbai’s Gateway of India.

— Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 7 July 2026
The second problem is the craft behind that production is disappearing.

— Jessica Salter, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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Loyalty may be a lost art in some workplaces, but that doesn’t mean it’s lost its value.

— Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 7 July 2026
At one point, Weist describes uncovering that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani maintained a fine-art photography practice while simultaneously waging a highly public censorship battle against the Brooklyn Museum.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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