Handmake

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make by hand; to manufacture manually. transitive

    "The two are handmaking mirrors, sculptures and furnishings from salvaged materials (or “plundered trash,” as Mr. Welsh calls it), driftwood and Mr. Salaiz’s ceramics pieces."

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"The two are handmaking mirrors, sculptures and furnishings from salvaged materials (or “plundered trash,” as Mr. Welsh calls it), driftwood and Mr. Salaiz’s ceramics pieces."

Etymology

From hand + make, a back-formation from handmade.

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by hand

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