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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Craft \Craft\, v. t.
     To play tricks; to practice artifice. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           You have crafted fair.                   --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Craft \Craft\ (kr[.a]ft), n. [AS. cr[ae]ft strength, skill, art,
     cunning; akin to OS., G., Sw., & Dan. kraft strength, D.
     kracht, Icel. kraptr; perh. originally, a drawing together,
     stretching, from the root of E. cramp.]
     1. Strength; might; secret power. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Art or skill; dexterity in particular manual employment;
        hence, the occupation or employment itself; manual art; a
        trade.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
                                                    --Acts xix.
                                                    25.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A poem is the work of the poet; poesy is his skill
              or craft of making.                   --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Since the birth of time, throughout all ages and
              nations,
              Has the craft of the smith been held in repute.
                                                    --Longfellow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Those engaged in any trade, taken collectively; a guild;
        as, the craft of ironmongers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The control of trade passed from the merchant guilds
              to the new craft guilds.              --J. R. Green.
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     4. Cunning, art, or skill, in a bad sense, or applied to bad
        purposes; artifice; guile; skill or dexterity employed to
        effect purposes by deceit or shrewd devices.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You have that crooked wisdom which is called craft.
                                                    --Hobbes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The chief priests and the scribes sought how they
              might take him by craft, and put him to death.
                                                    --Mark xiv. 1.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Naut.) A vessel; vessels of any kind; -- generally used
        in a collective sense.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The evolutions of the numerous tiny craft moving
              over the lake.                        --Prof.
                                                    Wilson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Small crafts, small vessels, as sloops, schooners, ets.
        [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  CRAFT
       Cray Research Adaptive FORTRAN (Cray, MPP, FORTRAN)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Craft \Craft\, v. t.
     To play tricks; to practice artifice. [Obs.]
  
           You have crafted fair.                   --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Craft \Craft\ (kr[.a]ft), n. [AS. cr[ae]ft strength, skill, art,
     cunning; akin to OS., G., Sw., & Dan. kraft strength, D.
     kracht, Icel. kraptr; perh. originally, a drawing together,
     stretching, from the root of E. cramp.]
     1. Strength; might; secret power. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     2. Art or skill; dexterity in particular manual employment;
        hence, the occupation or employment itself; manual art; a
        trade.
  
              Ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
                                                    --Acts xix.
                                                    25.
  
              A poem is the work of the poet; poesy is his skill
              or craft of making.                   --B. Jonson.
  
              Since the birth of time, throughout all ages and
              nations, Has the craft of the smith been held in
              repute.                               --Longfellow.
  
     3. Those engaged in any trade, taken collectively; a guild;
        as, the craft of ironmongers.
  
              The control of trade passed from the merchant guilds
              to the new craft guilds.              --J. R. Green.
  
     4. Cunning, art, or skill, in a bad sense, or applied to bad
        purposes; artifice; guile; skill or dexterity employed to
        effect purposes by deceit or shrewd devices.
  
              You have that crooked wisdom which is called craft.
                                                    --Hobbes.
  
              The chief priets and the scribes sought how they
              might take him by craft, and put him to death.
                                                    --Mark xiv. 1.
  
     5. (Naut.) A vessel; vessels of any kind; -- generally used
        in a collective sense.
  
              The evolutions of the numerous tiny craft moving
              over the lake.                        --Prof.
                                                    Wilson.
  
     Small crafts, small vessels, as sloops, schooners, ets.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  craft
       n 1: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned
            his trade as an apprentice" [syn: trade]
       2: a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or
          through outer space
       3: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he
          represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the
          trade" [syn: trade]
       4: skill in an occupation or trade [syn: craftsmanship, workmanship]
       5: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
          [syn: craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness,
           wiliness]
       v : make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a
           complicated tool"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  craft
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η τέχνη
     2 το επάγγελμα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (wanted: en)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -craft
     suf.
     Denoting a skill of a particular kind
     suf.
     Denoting a vehicle of a particular type

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  craft
     Old Dutch n.
     strength, power, force

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Craft
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  -craft
     suf.
     Denoting a skill of a particular kind
     suf.
     Denoting a vehicle of a particular type

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  craft
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable obsolete) strength; power; might; force (9th
  century).
     2 (lb en uncountable) intellectual power; skill; art.
     3 # ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and
  carrying them into execution; dexterity in manage affairs, adroitness,
  practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity (9th century).
     vb.
     1 To make by hand and with much skill.
     2 To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).
     3 (lb en video games) To combine multiple items to form a new item,
  such as armour or medicine.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Craft
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  -craft
     suf.
     Denoting a skill of a particular kind
     suf.
     Denoting a vehicle of a particular type

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  craft
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable obsolete) strength; power; might; force (9th
  century).
     2 (lb en uncountable) intellectual power; skill; art.
     3 # ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and
  carrying them into execution; dexterity in manage affairs, adroitness,
  practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity (9th century).
     vb.
     1 To make by hand and with much skill.
     2 To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).
     3 (lb en video games) To combine multiple items to form a new item,
  such as armour or medicine.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Craft
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  -craft
     suf.
     Denoting a skill of a particular kind
     suf.
     Denoting a vehicle of a particular type

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  craft
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable obsolete) strength; power; might; force (9th
  century).
     2 (lb en uncountable) intellectual power; skill; art.
     3 # ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and
  carrying them into execution; dexterity in manage affairs, adroitness,
  practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity (9th century).
     vb.
     1 To make by hand and with much skill.
     2 To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).
     3 (lb en video games) To combine multiple items to form a new item,
  such as armour or medicine.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Craft
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  craft
     Englanti n.
     1 (käsityö)taito
     2 ammattikunta
     3 juonikkuus
     Englanti vb.
     1 tehdä (taitoa vaativaa) käsityötä
     2 rakentaa, kehittää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  craft
     Engelska n.
     1 hantverk
     2 skrå
     3 list
     4 farkost
     Engelska vb.
     snickra (till)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Craft /kɹˈaft/
  الحرفة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  craft //kɹæft// //kɹɐːft// //kɹɑːft// 
  1. хитрост
  cunning, shrewdness
  2. занаят
  particular kind of skilled work
  3. ловкост, умение
  skill in one's work
  4. занаят, професия
  skilled practice of practical occupation
  5. плавателен съд
  vehicle designed for navigation

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  craft //kɹæft// //kɹɐːft// //kɹɑːft// 
  изработвам на ръка
  to make by hand