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). craft-brother a fellow worker in the same trade. craft-guild hist. a guild of workers of the same trade.
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