handcrafted

English

Etymology

From hand +‎ crafted.

Adjective

handcrafted (not comparable)

1. Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.

   a line of handcrafted cheeses

   Each handcrafted sculpture is a unique work of art: no two are exactly the same.

   • 2009, Nebraskaland, volume 87, page 32:

     The vierling gun that Alan Tuck hunts with is truly a handcrafted work of art.

Synonyms

• handmade
• handworked
• handwrought

Translations

made by hand

Chinese: Mandarin: 手工的 (zh) (shǒugōng de), 手工藝的 / 手工艺的 (zh) (shǒugōngyì de) Finnish: käsintehty (fi) French: artisanal (fr) Galician: artesanal (gl) German: handgemacht (de) Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (handuwaurhts) Greek: χειροποίητος (el) (cheiropoíitos) Italian: artigianale (it) Portuguese: artesanal (pt) Spanish: artesanal (es) Turkish: el yapımı

See also

• handcraft
• handicraft