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# handicraft

noun (handicrafts)

«handicraft» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Handicraft is skill in making things with the hands, such as weaving, carving or pottery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handicraft/#m1)
2. A handicraft is a thing made with such skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handicraft/#m2)

### In the lessons

a person's special skill or trade; «I have no handicraft» means I have no skill

### Examples

- The old man taught her handicraft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handicraft/#x1)
- Her pots were fine handicraft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handicraft/#x2)
- Each man was proud of his handicraft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handicraft/#x3)
- In craft lessons we learn simple handicrafts like knitting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handicraft/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «handicraft» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handicraft/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«handicraft» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/handicraft.html) on Mova free.