handmake en · VERB
Etymology
From hand + make, a back-formation from handmade.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make by hand; to manufacture manually.
The two are handmaking mirrors, sculptures and furnishings from salvaged materials (or “plundered trash,” as Mr. Welsh calls it), driftwood and Mr. Salaiz’s ceramics pieces.
2009 June 11, Penelope Green, “Save That Driftwood for Them”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handmade | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| handmade | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| handmaking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| handmakes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
handknit · hand-wash · hand knit · hand carry · handpick · hand wash · hand-carry · hand-deliver · hand-raise · hand-pick · hand deliver · handcarry · handfeed · hand-knit · hand-feed