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adj. - Fashioned manually rather than by a machine

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Usage examples (38)
  • Delicate handmade baby dresses
  • Ah, handmade is the best — the love which goes into it is nearly palpable.
  • Below left, "Corrupted Mother" (oil on linen in handmade frame, 42.75 "x 54.75").
  • Kiester clarifies, "I hate the word handmade, but I like to say 'hand-to-hand and heart-to-heart.'"
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  • The knitted sweaters were "handmade" (made by hand, not by machine) by the queen's "handmaid" (female servant).
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