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单词 craftwork
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craftworkn.

Brit. /ˈkrɑːftwəːk/, /ˈkraftwəːk/, U.S. /ˈkræf(t)ˌwərk/
Forms: see craft n. and work n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: craft n., work n.
Etymology: < craft n. + work n.
rare before 19th cent.
1. Skilled work requiring manual or technical ability and knowledge; the work or activity of a craftsperson. Later more generally: the activity of making things by hand, especially using traditional techniques; a handicraft. Cf. handicraft n. 2.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > craft
crafteOE
craftworkOE
handcraftOE
mister?c1225
cunning1340
arta1393
mysterya1400
sciencec1485
handicraft1523
mechanic1604
magistery1647
tradecraft1842
society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > manual work
handcraftOE
craftworkOE
handworkOE
manual labour?1406
handworking?a1425
manoeuvre1479
hand labour1517
handiwork1525
handicrafta1535
manuary1581
mechanic1605
manufacture1625
arm labour1677
mechanics1726
hag1797
hag-work1841
OE tr. Defensor Liber Scintillarum (1969) xxix. 212 De militia, de negotio id est mercatu, de artificio redde decimas : of campdome of ceape of cræftwyrce agyf teoþunga.
1834 J. W. L. F. Ippel Hist. Robinson Crusoe Abridged lvi. 83 Robinson having been accustomed a long while since to craftwork, wished to learn the cabinetmaker's trade.
1869 Advocate (Melbourne) 27 Mar. 12/2 Shall we tell him his craftwork is rugged and lowly..Because 'tis a life-work of labour and toil?
1932 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 29 June 5/1 The regular camp program was carried on, many boys taking up the different craftworks offered in camp.
2004 Independent 4 Mar. (Review section) 15/1 This craft work isn't the kind of thing you can pick up at a nightclass... This is about traditional techniques that are perfected over a long time.
2. The product of this activity; work produced by a craftsperson; (now chiefly) handmade items, esp. when produced using traditional techniques. Also as a count noun: an item of this sort. Cf. handicraft n. 1b.
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society > occupation and work > work > product of work > [noun] > done by hand
handworkOE
craftworkc1425
manufacture1567
handiworka1680
handicraft1891
craft1911
handcraft1920
c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. l. 11146 (MED) Maystres and..clerkes That witti were of craffty werkes..this thyng schold vndirtake And that crafftwerk to make.
1905 N.Y. Times 3 Sept. 9/5 (headline) Unique craftwork from Deerfield shops.
1936 Nevada State Jrnl. 14 Mar. 3/7 Participants in the art festival are requested to send drawings, prints, paintings..photographs and craftworks particularly.
2020 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 Feb. (Travel section) 6 A fair is in full swing inside the mud-brick Qishlah, the vast arcaded yard filled with men and women selling craftwork, dates and cakes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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