crafts
English meaning: Crafts
Definition
Strength; power; might; force .
Example
“The festival celebrates traditional crafts such as weaving and pottery.”
Another example: “Tourists browsed stalls selling local crafts and handmade jewellery.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'craft', a neutral noun most often for skilled handmade activities like pottery or weaving ('arts and crafts'). Can also be plural of 'craft' meaning a boat or aircraft, though that sense is usually invariable. The 'strength/might' sense is archaic.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'cræft' (power, skill, art), of Germanic origin; the 'strength' sense is the original, with the handmade-skill sense developing later.
Synonyms
- handicrafts
- trades
- skills
- artisanship
Related Words
Common Collocations
- arts and crafts
- traditional crafts
- crafts fair
- handmade crafts
- local crafts
- crafts and skills
Word Forms
craft (n/v); crafts (pl); crafted; craftsman (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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