handicraft
/ˈhændikrɑːft/noun
उच्चारण हैन्डिक्राफ़्ट
हस्तशिल्प, दस्तकारी
Core word
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[C, usually pl.]
activities such as sewing, weaving and wood carving that need skill with your hands and artistic ability to make things
हस्तशिल्प, दस्तकारी
- Radhika teaches handicrafts to village women.
- Kashmir is famous for its handicrafts.
- Handicraft is taught as a subject in some village schools.
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- She learnt handicraft from her grandmother.
- The festival promotes traditional handicrafts of Rajasthan.
Synonyms craft handiwork artisanship
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[C, usually pl.]
things made in this way
हस्तशिल्प की वस्तुएँ, हाथ से बनी चीज़ें
- a shop selling local handicrafts
- Tourists buy local handicrafts from the fair to take back as gifts for their families.
- Stalls at the fair were full of colourful handicrafts.
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- Handicrafts from the north-east sell well abroad.
- He runs a small business exporting handicrafts to Europe.
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handicraft (countable and uncountable)
Handicraft is the skilled art of making things by hand. Use handicrafts for the objects themselves; the singular is often used for a particular skill.
Handicraft हाथ से चीज़ें बनाने की कुशल कला है। वस्तुओं के लिए 'handicrafts' प्रयोग करें; किसी विशेष हुनर के लिए singular भी आता है।
- Weaving is a traditional handicraft of this village.
- The fair sold handicrafts from every state.
handicraft + noun
Handicraft can be used before another noun, as in handicraft shop, handicraft fair or handicraft industry.
'Handicraft' दूसरे noun से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे handicraft shop, handicraft fair या handicraft industry।
- The handicraft industry gives work to thousands of artisans.
handicrafts of + place
Use of to say where handicrafts come from.
Handicrafts कहाँ के हैं, यह बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The handicrafts of Kashmir are famous across the world.
handicraft in + material
Use in or made of for the material, for example handicrafts in bamboo or in brass.
सामग्री बताने के लिए 'in' या 'made of' आता है, जैसे handicrafts in bamboo या in brass।
- Assam is known for handicrafts in cane and bamboo.
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adjective + handicraft
traditionallocalruralexquisitefolk
- The exhibition showed traditional handicrafts from Rajasthan.
verb + handicrafts
makesellpromoteexportpreserve
- The cooperative helps women to sell their handicrafts online.
handicraft + noun
fairemporiumindustrysectorworkshop
- Many tourists visit the state handicraft emporium.
noun + of handicrafts
exportdisplayexhibitiontraditionrevival
- The government supports the revival of dying handicrafts.
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- My grandmother taught Radhika the handicraft of block printing.
मेरी दादी ने राधिका को block printing की हस्तकला सिखाई।
- Handicraft exports bring valuable foreign exchange to the country.
हस्तशिल्प का निर्यात देश के लिए मूल्यवान विदेशी मुद्रा लाता है।
- The village artisans have kept this handicraft alive for centuries.
गाँव के कारीगरों ने इस हस्तकला को सदियों से जीवित रखा है।
- Our school holds a handicraft exhibition every winter.
हमारा स्कूल हर सर्दी में हस्तशिल्प प्रदर्शनी लगाता है।
- Machines have reduced the demand for many handicrafts.
मशीनों ने कई हस्तशिल्पों की माँग घटा दी है।
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✗ She sells handicraft in the weekly market.
✓ She sells handicrafts in the weekly market.
When you mean the objects made by hand, use the plural handicrafts.
हाथ से बनी वस्तुओं के लिए plural 'handicrafts' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ India is famous for its handicrafts since ancient times.
✓ India has been famous for its handicrafts since ancient times.
Since with a starting point needs the present perfect, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ शुरुआती बिंदु हो तो present perfect आता है, simple present नहीं।
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These words overlap, but they look at handmade work from different sides.
इन शब्दों के अर्थ आपस में मिलते हैं, पर ये हाथ के काम को अलग-अलग पहलू से देखते हैं।
A traditional skill or the articles made by hand, often decorative or useful.
हाथ से बनाने का पारंपरिक हुनर या उससे बनी वस्तुएँ, प्रायः सजावटी या उपयोगी।
- Pottery is an ancient handicraft.
Skill in making things; also a particular trade such as carpentry or weaving.
चीज़ें बनाने का कौशल; साथ ही बढ़ईगिरी या बुनाई जैसा विशेष व्यवसाय।
- He learned the craft of wood carving from his father.
Something made or done by a particular person, and sometimes used for a result of someone's actions.
किसी विशेष व्यक्ति द्वारा बनाई या की गई चीज़, और कभी-कभी किसी के कार्यों के परिणाम के लिए।
- The beautiful embroidery is Radhika's own handiwork.