1 [C,U] an activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands:
traditional crafts like basket-weaving * a craft fair / workshop * Craft, Design and Technology (= a subject in some British schools)
seealsoARTSANDCRAFTS
2 [sing.] all the skills needed for a particular activity:
chefs who learned their craft in top hotels * the writer's craft
3 [U] (formal, disapproving) skill in making people believe what you want them to believe:
He knew how to win by craft and diplomacy what he could not gain by force.
4 [C] (plural craft) a boat or ship:
Hundreds of small craft bobbed around the liner as it steamed into the harbour. * a landing / pleasure craft
5 [C] (plural craft) an aircraft or spacecraft
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] to make sth using special skills, especially with your hands:
All the furniture is crafted from natural materials. * a carefully crafted speech
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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