workmanship

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

art
artI took a course on art in the 20th century
the artsThe arts are vitally important to our city.
fine artsDesign and fine arts are inextricably linked.
fine artFine art can fetch quite a lot of money at auction.
craftKnitting and weaving are popular crafts.
arts and craftsThere are numerous evening classes where you can study arts and crafts.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Crafts
artificer
artisan
artisanal
arts and crafts
artsy-craftsy
crochet
découpage
emboss
engrave
engraver
handicraft
handiwork
inlay
intarsia
knotwork
screen printing
silkscreen
straw
tjanting tool
tritik

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Skill, talent and ability

craftsmanship | American Dictionary

craftsmanship
noun[ U ]
us/ˈkræfts·mənˌʃɪp/
skill at making things, or the skill with which something was made or done:
The craftsmanship of the Tiffany lamp was superb.

craftsmanship | Business English

craftsmanship
noun[ U ]
 PRODUCTIONuk /ˈkrɑːftsmənʃɪp/us
skill in making things, especially by hand:
Senior workers are trying to pass their craftsmanship to the younger generation.
the quality of something that has been skilfully made:
The company has won high praise for the fine materials it uses, and the superb craftsmanship of its products.

Examples of craftsmanship

craftsmanship
Developers appear inclined to entice the buyer with a sleek kitchen and oak floor, at the expense of craftsmanship and longterm maintenance.
This was not craftsmanship with a dead hand, but craftsmanship continually receptive to new influences provided it did not break with the basic tradition.
Both composers were able to complete the task within the time frame, although differences in craftsmanship and compositional development led to differences in time use.
Furthermore, in contradistinction to craftsmanship, it was not the hand and its mechanical energy that brought about the transformations in distillation but fire.
The political craftsmanship behind these decisions is a telling example of stability through change.
The federation supported a pragmatic ethic of independent craftsmanship and took exception to meddling by local authorities and reformers.
The process of making a model required skilled craftsmanship but also the messy handling of matter, and models were therefore made in the workshop.
The high-quality craftsmanship and strict framework on marble vases argues for increasing oversight and decisions regarding the patronage of these vases.
The craftsmanship, too, is of the highest standard: for once, no corners are cut.
For these procedures a certain amount of courage and a lot of craftsmanship is required.
References, figures, photos of actual new instruments, and recommended readings make this book a fairly complete introduction to this new area of musical instrument 'craftsmanship'.
Art schools, especially, celebrated local individuals and local craftsmanship, but also alluded to the arts more generally.
Of course, it is a bricolage as well and, given the time of its construction, a bricolage largely based on craftsmanship rather than industry.
Nonetheless, the observer perceives in each a trinity of natural creation, human craftsmanship, and everyday use.
They revise continually, so that the poem becomes as much a piece of craftsmanship as the mixing of paints or the learning of dance steps.
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