单词 | handmade |
释义 | handmade (once / 11843 pages) adj Something that's handmade wasn't made by a machine, but formed, built, or constructed by an actual person. A handmade sweater from your grandma is one she knit herself. Handmade items can look awkward and inexpertly constructed, but just as often they're more beautiful and special than their machine-made counterparts. Handmade pottery is unique, each bowl or mug looking slightly different since they're made and glazed individually, by hand. A handmade birthday card from a young relative is charming in a way its Hallmark equivalent could never be. Handmade comes from the sense of "made by hand." WORD FAMILYhandmade USAGE EXAMPLESEach resident received handmade cards and hug from students. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Other elements this wave brings: Chinoiserie, ornate historic motifs, florals, organic patterns and the handmade. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) At the end of their afternoon in the lab, they got to light their handmade wands and watch them flare. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) adj made by hand or a hand process delicate handmade baby dresses Syn|Ant hand-crafted camp-made made as part of the arts-and-crafts program at summer camp hand-loomed, handwovenmade on a handloom handsewn, handstitchedsewn by hand rather than machine overhand, oversewnsewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together) machine-made made by machine |
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