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Handarbeit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • handicraft noun A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
  • needlework noun Sewing or embroidery work done with a needle, or the finished product of such work.

Senses

Handarbeit is used for these senses in English:

  • handicraft A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
  • handicraft An artifact produced by handicraft.
  • manual labor (American spelling) Work done by hand or using basic tools rather than by machines; usually physically demanding but (sometimes, _, pejorative) unskilled labor.
  • needlework The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.

handicraft — full definition

  1. noun A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
  2. noun An artifact produced by handicraft.
  3. noun A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.

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