Definition of handmade
:made by hand or by a hand process
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Examples of handmade in a Sentence
received a handmade sweater at the baby shower
Recent Examples of handmade from the Web
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Art show featuring fine art and handmade goods for sale from 60-plus local Cincinnati artists.
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Think: metallic bath oils for less than $3 a pop, colorful bath bombs not sold in the U.S., and no shortage of handmade hair products, like shampoos and gels.
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Jay Rubinoff, of Bel Air, won a handmade wooden Greenland Storm Paddle for the best poker hand.
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Fresh fruit and vegetables, Caribbean food, handmade arts and crafts and afro-Caribbean entertainment.
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Saturday, Aug. 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 612 Piety St. More than 60 vendors sell artwork, handmade items, vintage clothing and collectibles.
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The 1915 poem was instantly popular, spurring the Royal British Legion—a UK charity organization which to this day supports veterans and their families—to sell 9 million handmade poppies on November 11th.
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But in the hours-long process of searching, the group came across an item that captured Spalding’s vision perfectly—a handmade purse.
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The 43 Leo Club members collected Halloween candy from students and staff to send to troops overseas, along with handmade cards of appreciation.
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First Known Use of handmade
1809
handmade Synonyms
Synonyms
handcrafted, handwroughtRelated Words
homemade, man-made, manual; bespoke (also bespoken), crafted, custom-built, custom-madeNear Antonyms
automatic, machined, mass-producedHANDMADE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of handmade for English Language Learners
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: made with the hands or by using hand tools
HANDMADE Defined for Kids
handmade
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Definition of handmade for Students
:made by hand rather than by machine
- a handmade rug
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