handmade

adjective

hand·​made ˈhan(d)-ˈmād How to pronounce handmade (audio)
: made by hand or by a hand process

Examples of handmade in a Sentence

received a handmade sweater at the baby shower
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Chicago entrepreneur Mercedes Matz owns Maya James, a company selling handmade leather cowboy hats. Caché McClay, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 The New Bond Street store space has a high-tech meets handmade aesthetic with the use of metal, terrazzo, glass and wood. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2025 Beatriz Rose’s garden room and art studio supports her case, with Crapper British plumbing fixtures, antiques sourced from Lee Stanton and Pointers, and accessories from Nickey Kehoe, plus handmade treasures from LA makers Studio Melt and ceramic artists Raina Lee and Victoria Morris. Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2025 Sofia Burnett, 37, has been running her handmade jewelry company called Sofia Ramsay, since 2012, before going full-time in 2014. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for handmade

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of handmade was in 1809

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“Handmade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handmade. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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handmade

adjective
hand·​made ˈhan(d)-ˈmād How to pronounce handmade (audio)
: made by hand or with hand tools

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