n. & v.
--n.
1. skill, esp. in practical arts.
2 a (esp. in comb.) a trade or an art (statecraft; handicraft; priestcraft; the craft of pottery). b the members of a craft.
3 (pl. craft) a a boat or vessel. b an aircraft or spacecraft.
4 cunning or deceit.
5 (the Craft) the brotherhood of Freemasons.
--v.tr. make in a skilful way (crafted a poem; a well-crafted piece of work).
Phrases and idioms:
craft-brother a fellow worker in the same trade. craft-guild hist. a guild of workers of the same trade.
Etymology: OE cr{aelig}ft