craftswomanship
/ˈkɹæftswʊmʌnʃɪp/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "…were to cease purchasing machinery, labor-saving devices, hired service, ready-made food and clothes, and go back to the old-fashioned craftswomanship."
- "1991 Duke L.J. 365 (Duke Law Journal); quoted in:"
- "When will I cherish my hair again, the way my grandmother cherished it, when fascinated by its beauty, with hands carrying centuries-old secrets of adornment and craftswomanship, she plaited it, twisted it, cornrowed it, finger-curled it, olive-oiled it, on the growing moon cut and shaped it, and wove it like fine strands of gold inlaid with semiprecious stones, coral and ivory, telling with my hair a lost-found story of the people she carried inside her?"
- "Its swift intercutting suggests theatrical craftswomanship based on a working knowledge of the effects that could be achieved with shutters and scenery offered by the Theatre Royal."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkɹæftswʊmʌnʃɪp/