Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Work made or done by craftspeople.
Wiktionary
- n. handicraft
- n. An item produced by handicraft.
Etymologies
- craft + work (Wiktionary)
Examples
“A report from 1833 stated that about 650 men were employed at Sing Sing in craftwork including locksmiths, shoemakers, weavers, tailors, masons, and stonecutters.”
Advocating The Man: Masculinity, Organized Labor, and the Household in New York, 1800-1840
“The inhabitants of tropical as well as temperate forests are indigenous people and mestizos who combine food production with complementary activities in craftwork.”
“The difference in terms of values becomes immediately apparent: discipline in deadlines, writing aesthetics, "craftwork", even the very choice of words.”
“In just seven unneccesarily complicated steps, you too can learn how to transform a "weightless virtual commodity into a lovingly handmade piece of artisanal craftwork fated to collapse into its own meta-indexical core like the semiotic black hole it is.”
“Jones has an eye for the melancholic resonance of outmoded craftwork and over-indulgent decoration, for romantic escapism betrayed by needlepoint sentimentality.”
“Yao Lin/China Foto Press/Zuma Press Workers make needlework rabbits at a craftwork plant in Changzhi, Shanxi province.”
“As Pea showed him her craftwork and picked the lint off his shirt as we took photos of them, it struck me that our Centre's potential was more than just providing income-generating skills for Cambodians affected by HIV and extreme poverty.”
The Huffington Post: Ken Wong: The Language Not Needed For Love
“In that sense, it might shed light on price determination, as opposed to being merely model craftwork.”
“Ivonne Romero owns the Pink Store, which sells craftwork from around Mexico.”
USA Today: Pancho Villa, once a terrorist, now celebrated in New Mexico
“The result, she says, was a contract that landed her mother's craftwork in 48 clothing boutiques nationwide by the end of her first year in business, in exchange for a small percentage of the wholesale price of the items they sold.”
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