craft

/kɹɑːft/

Strength; power; might; force .

Intellectual power; skill; art.

(obsolete in the general sense) A work or product of art .

A device, a means; a magical device, spell or enchantment .

Learning of the schools, scholarship; a branch of learning or knowledge, a science, especially one of the ‘seven liberal arts’ of the medieval universities .

Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession .

The craft of writing plays.

(plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation .

He learned his craft as an apprentice.

A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’ .

She represented the craft of brewers.

(plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space .

Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc. .

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