handcraft en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhændˌkɹæft/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English handcrafte, handecraft, hond-craft, from Old English handcræft, equivalent to hand + -craft. Cognate with Dutch handkracht, German Handkraft.
Meanings
- handicraft
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(obsolete) The class of subjects for study that rely upon experimentation and observation.
These are, in redecraft, the English language and literature, mathematics, psychology; in handcraft, the physical sciences, physics, chemistry, biology; with regular and ample laboratory work in each.
1895, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Proceedings of the Annual Convention - Issues 8-12, page 78:Accordingly, that institution or school is best which enforces habits of order, attention, obedience, discrimination, memory ; which then secures skill in handcraft and redecraft, and likewise shows how these habits and this skill may be applied in useful avocations.
1897, Daniel Coit Gilman, A Study in Black and White, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handcrafts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |