Handmade

Definition: Handmade

Handmade

Adjective

1. Made by hand or a hand process; "delicate handmade baby dresses".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "handmade" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1883. (references)

Synonym: Handmade

Crosswords: Handmade

This is our premier steamer trunk, it's all handmade, only the finest materials (Joe Versus the Volcano; writing credit: John Patrick Shanley)

Handmade by Design (1996)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The World Market for Uncoated Paper and Paperboard Rolls for Printing and Writing, Handmade Paper and Paperboard, and Punch Card Stock and Punch Tape Paper in Rolls or Sheets: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

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Books

• Handmade Houseboats: Independent Living Afloat (reference)

• The Blissful Bath: Handmade Soaps, Scents, and Decorative Accents (reference)

• Handmade leather journal (reference)

• Handmade Giftwrap, Bows, Cards & Tags (reference)

• Cottages by the Sea, The Handmade Homes of Carmel, America's First Artist Community (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Handmade (reference)

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Music

• 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 2 (reference)

• Acoustic Disc: 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 5 (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

No machine-made pots are equal to handmade. Credit: Library of Congress.

Home economics and home management class for adults, under supervision of Miss Evelyn M. Driver (standing in white uniform). Everything they make including the small handmade looms, utilizes materials of local origin as cornshucks, cane, flour and meal an. Credit: Library of Congress.

Handmade rail fence on highway near Louisville, Kentucky. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

Handmade carpets are usually a family business. (references)

They produce and export large, inexpensive handmade products that have been well accepted by the medium and even the upper income class consumers. (references)

Another element present in the Mexican market for carpets is the handmade Mexican carpet, a high quality handicraft item. This segment does not compete directly with the regular carpet segment since it focuses more on the craft value of the carpet. (references)

Travel

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Women's groups sell embroidered fabrics, tablecloths, and other handmade goods. (references)

Chad

The Centre d'Apprentissage Manuel Feminin (CTIMAF) behind the Farcha Cemetery sells handmade textile items. (references)

Worker Rights

Pakistan

There is a reasonable basis to believe that handmade bricks and hand-woven wool carpets are produced with forced or indentured child labor. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "handmade": handmade article ♦ handmade jewelry ♦ handmade lace ♦ handmade paper. Additional references.

Albanian

i bërë me dorë. (various references)

Arabic 

‏صناعة يدوية (made by hand). (various references)

Bulgarian 

ръчен (hand, manual, portable), изработен на ръка. (various references)

Czech

rukodìlný, ruènì vyrobený (hand made). (various references)

Danish

haandknyttet taeppe (handmade carpet), haandfremstillet knipling (guipure, handmade lace), guipure (guipure, handmade lace), aegte knipling (guipure, handmade lace). (various references)

Dutch

handgeknoopte kant (guipure, handmade lace), met de hand geknoopt tapijt (handmade carpet), guipurekant (guipure, handmade lace). (various references)

Farsi 

یدی , مصنوع دست , دستی (Handy, Manual, Portable), دستباف , دست دوز. (various references)

French

tapis à la main (handmade carpet), papier à la main (handmade paper), papier à la forme (handmade paper), papier à la cuve (handmade paper), guipure-dentelle (handmade lace), guipure à la main (handmade lace), dentelle à la main (handmade lace). (various references)

German

handgemacht (crafted), von Hand gemacht. (various references)

Greek 

χειροποίητοσ (hand made, manual). (various references)

Hebrew 

מעשה ידים (handicraft, handwork), תוצרת יד. (various references)

Indonesian

kerajinan tangan. (various references)

Italian

fatto a mano (crafted). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

ハンセン病 (employee of a messenger or delivery service, Hamburg, Hamburg steak, hamburger, hammer, hammock, hand, hand carrier, hand lotion, handbag, hand-ball, handbook, handcart, Handelsblatt, handicap, handicraft, hand-knit, handle, handler, handlift, handling, handout, handshake, handwork, handy, handy mook, humble, hunt, hunter, hunter killer, hunting, hunting cap, Hunting World, leprosy, manual forklift, oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop, pallet jack, steering wheel), 手造り (hand-crafted, homegrown, homemade), 手製 , 手作り (hand-crafted, homegrown, homemade). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ハンドメード , てづくり (hand-crafted, homegrown, homemade), てせい. (various references)

Norwegian

håndlaget. (various references)

Pig Latin

andmadehay.(various references)

Portuguese

feito a m�o. (various references)

Russian 

ручной работы. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

ručno rađen (hand made). (various references)

Spanish

hecho a mano. (various references)

Swedish

handsydd (hand-sewn), handgjort, handgjord (hand-made, man-made). (various references)

Turkmen 

hьnдrmentзilik (crafted). (various references)

Ukrainian

ручної роботи (handicraft). (various references)

Misspellings

"Handmade" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Hadamard, hammada, hammudah, Handimates, Handmake, handmiden, Hanmare, Hansma, Hardrada. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: headman.

-2 letters: anadem, damned, demand, handed, madden, maenad.

-3 letters: aahed, adman, admen, ahead, amend, daman, haded, maned, menad, named.

-4 letters: ahem, amah, amen, dada, dame, damn, dead, dean, hade, haed, haem, haen, hame, hand, head, made, mana, mane, mead, mean, mend, nada, name, nema.

-5 letters: aah, add, aha, ama, ana, and, ane, dad, dah, dam.

+2 letters: handmaiden, maidenhead, manhandled.

+3 letters: handmaidens, maidenheads.