basketry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Proto-Brythonicder. Late Latin bascauda Anglo-Norman bascatbor. Middle English basket English basket Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English basketry From basket + -ry.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
“The Global Africa Project” at the Museum of Arts & Design tries to survey this pervasiveness, in terms of contemporary visual endeavors of all kinds: jewelry, fashion, architecture, basketry, ceramics, painting, utilitarian design.
2010 February 12, Roberta Smith, “Visual Culture Out of Africa”, in The New York Times:
- (uncountable, usually) Baskets collectively.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| basketries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |