handmade

handmade
[[t]hæ̱ndme͟ɪd[/t]]
1) ADJ Handmade objects have been made by someone using their hands or using tools rather than by machines.

As they're handmade, each one varies slightly.

...handmade chocolates.

2) V-PASSIVE If something is handmade, it is made by someone using their hands or using tools rather than by machines.

[be V-ed] The beads they use are handmade in the Jura mountains in central France...

[be V-ed] These exquisitely ornate boxes and cabinets have been handmade and hand-painted by Indian craftspeople.


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  • Handmade — Handmade, est le label d une compagnie de disque indépendante. Portail de la musique Catégorie : Label de musique indépendant …   Wikipédia en Français

  • handmade — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ made by hand rather than machine …   English terms dictionary

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  • handmade — /hand mayd /, adj. made by hand, rather than by machine: the luxury of handmade shoes. [1605 15; HAND + MADE] * * * …   Universalium

  • handmade — adj. Handmade is used with these nouns: ↑chocolate, ↑furniture, ↑jewellery, ↑paper, ↑quilt, ↑stationery …   Collocations dictionary

  • handmade — hand|made [ˌhændˈmeıd] adj made by people using their hands, not by a machine ▪ a pair of expensive handmade shoes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • handmade — adjective made by hand, not by machine: expensive handmade shoes …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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