Handarbeit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- handicraft noun Work or a trade that needs skillful use of the hands.
- 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
- noun Work or a trade that needs skillful use of the hands.
- noun An object made by skilled work of the hands.
- noun A man who makes his living through skilled hand work.
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