handicraft
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
handicraft see arts and crafts .
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Twin exhibition.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 9/15/2000; 37 words
; FAMILIES are being invited to see arts and crafts created by residents of Rugby's German and French twin towns in an exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery, Little Elborow Street. The exhibition takes place from next Tuesday until October 15.
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Conservative social Christianity, the law, and personal morality: Wilbur F. Crafts in Washington.
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Sample Wines At Vintage Virginia
The Washington Post; 6/4/1999; 103 words
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Crafts 'n Things finds homespun cure for debt
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Hollis Robbins, eds. In Search of Hannah Crafts: Critical Essays on The Bondwoman's Narrative.(Book review)
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'An old story, freshly told'? A comment on Broadberry and Crafts' approach to Britain's early post-war economic performance. (response to S.N. Broadberry, vol. 38, p. 65, 1996)
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Arts and Crafts style endures
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; Karfeld, Marilyn H. Cleveland Jewish News 11-17-2000 Cutting, pasting and trimming a career: Shaker Heights native ... feeling this is a good thing." Article copyright the Cleveland Jewish News. Article copyright the Cleveland Jewish News. V.78;
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HANDMADE HARMONIES From historical to contemporary, shows salute the centennial of the Society of Arts & Crafts
The Boston Globe; 4/3/1997; Christine Temin, Globe Staff; 1948 words
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handicraft
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
... ēˌkraft / • n. (often handicrafts ) a particular skill of making decorative objects by hand: the traditional handicrafts of this region | teachers of drawing, design, and handicraft | [as adj. ] handicraft workshops. ∎ ...
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handicraft, handcraft
The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
handicraft, handcraft • noun synonyms : craft, handiwork, craftsmanship, workmanship, artisanship, art, skill.
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handiwork
The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
handiwork • noun 1. admire the handiwork at the crafts exhibition synonyms : handicraft, craft, craftsmanship. See handicraft, handcraft. 2. this is the handiwork of a maniac synonyms : action, achievement, work, doing, creation, design, product, production, result.
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John Smeaton
Encyclopedia of World Biography
... English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) transformed the handicraft of engineering into a profession by applying experimental ... and harbor works. He sought to transform what had been the handicraft tradition of engineering, which was based upon practices handed ...
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mystery
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
mystery2 occupation, handicraft, art XIV; trade guild or company XV. — medL. misterium , contr. of L. ministerium MINISTRY , by assoc. with mystērium (see prec.).
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