Definition of "craft" []

• Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency. See Synonyms at art1. (noun)
• Skill in evasion or deception; guile. (noun)
• An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry. (noun)
• The membership of such an occupation or trade; guild. (noun)
• A boat, ship, or aircraft. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Throughout the previous part of the world's history art and craft have been one and the same, at the utmost distinguishable only from a different point of view: _craft_ from the practical side, _art_ from the contemplative."
• "More of a marketing slogan than a brewing style, the term craft brewery was chosen to replace micro-brewery just as the segment began to grow six or seven years ago."
• "For many people the phrase "craft and design" might conjure up images of hand-thrown porcelain tableware, avant-garde jewelry, studio furniture and "fiber art," and indeed the art fairs, museums and galleries that focus on contemporary craft and design present quite a lot of this kind of work."