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novice (iou) and handcraft (iou)


novice (iou)



novice noun & adjective. ME.
[Old & mod. French from late Latin novicius, -ia, from Latin novus new: see -ICE1.]
A. noun.
Ecclesiastical. A person who has entered a religious order and is under probation or trial, before taking the required vows. ME.
An inexperienced person; a person new to the circumstances in which he or she is placed; a beginner. ME.
A newly converted person. E16.
An animal entered in a competitive event which has not previously (or before a specified date) won a major prize. E20.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Of or pertaining to novices. M16.
That is a novice. E17.
novicehood noun the condition of a novice M18.

handcraft (iou)



handcraft noun & verb. ['han(d)kr¨»:ft] OE.
[from HAND noun + CRAFT noun.]
A. noun. = HANDICRAFT 1. OE.
Comb.: handcraftsman a handicraftsman; handcraftsmanship skilled craftsmanship with the hands.
b. verb trans. Make by handicraft. M20.
Belle (Australia) Moran features hand-crafted Mountain Ash hardwood frames.