handicraft

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In ancient Greece, Athena was the goddess of war, handicraft and wisdom.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

Since the painstaking technique of stop-motion animation relies literally on the artists’ handicraft, this tracks brilliantly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

Throughout the old town, kitschy souvenir shops have replaced handicraft stalls and bookstores.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

When Spain and Portugal regulated their economies, Latin American merchants had chafed at restrictions, but these regulations had also heavily taxed foreign-made goods, which protected local handicraft industries.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

She may rely too long on Athena’s gifts— talent in handicraft and a clever mind; so cunning—history cannot show the like among the ringleted ladies of Akhaia, Mykene with her coronet, Alkmene, Tyro.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer