| English Dictionary |
ARTS AND CRAFTS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does arts and crafts mean?
• ARTS AND CRAFTS (noun)
The noun ARTS AND CRAFTS has 1 sense:
1. the arts of decorative design and handicraft
Familiarity information: ARTS AND CRAFTS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The arts of decorative design and handicraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production
Hypernyms ("arts and crafts" is a kind of...):
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arts and crafts"):
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal." (Native American quotes, Chief Joseph, Nez Perce)
"Don't ask the singer to sing until he wishes to sing by himself." (Arabic proverb)
"A fine rain still soaks you to the bone, but no one takes it seriously." (Corsican proverb)