Definition of "household arts" []

• The crafts practiced in households, especially in earlier times. (noun-plural)
• The study of such crafts. (noun-plural)

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• "Working in cooperation with President E.O. Thayer he provided a Home for girls where training in various household arts and in home-making might be carried on."