an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
volunteers demonstrating early American handicrafts, such as blacksmithing, glassblowing, and weaving
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Recent Examples of handicraftThe global roster is meant to honor and preserve cultural practices that date back centuries and are still in use today, from traditional performing arts and handicrafts to festivals and culinary techniques.—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024 Sheer fabrics and handicraft detailing abound in the most recent collections from Chloé, Valentino, Fendi, and Armani, which went heavy on beading and embroidery.—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024 The markets also offer handicrafts, ornaments, holiday decor, games and activities along with stalls of artisans like glassblowers, artists and potters.—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 At a couple of dozen stations, operators leaned over tabletops, engaged in various kinds of handicraft.—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for handicraft
Because when Berman needed a map for how to hold onto art, ambition, and motherhood all at once, the legendary punk poet was the only one who seemed to have cracked the code.
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SPIN Contributor,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
Relatively obscure Thracian art, for all its muscular power and authority, is a sobering reminder of our common fragility.
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Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
The greater mystery now is how much — or how little — the 49ers can fetch in return for Samuel, who didn’t generate enough of a market in 2022 or again last March to garner a trade.
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Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
The back-and-forth trade between the two countries extends to other products like the oats used in General Mills cereals.
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