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craftsmanship

noun
/ˈkɹæfts.mən.ʃɪp/US

Etymology

From craftsman + -ship.

  1. inherited from *kraftuz✻ — “strength, power”
  2. inherited from *kraftu✻
  3. inherited from cræft — “strength, skill”
  4. inherited from craft — “strength, skill”
  5. inherited from craft
  6. formed as craftsman — “craft + -s- + -man”
  7. formed as craftsmanship — “craftsman + -ship”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being a craftsman.

  2. An example of a craftsman's work.

    • The craftsmanship on the antique chair was exquisite.
    • A helm of extraordinary craftsmanship, wroght with amber and gold, rested on his head.
    • In Venice he eats fish and vegetables. In Paris he eats cakes, because he likes the craftsmanship of their creation. “But really, I have cheap taste. I like cheese and ice cream. The sluttier the better.”

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for craftsmanship. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA