Fancywork

/ˈfænsiˌwɝk/ noun

Definition

Ornamental needlework or decorative handcrafts, especially embroidery or other delicate decorative sewing work.

Etymology

Compound of 'fancy' (decorative, ornamental) plus 'work' (labor or craft). This term became common in the 19th century to describe the elaborate embroidery and needlework that was a popular hobby for women.

Kelly Says

During the Victorian era, fancywork was considered an essential skill for young women—it combined art, patience, and femininity, and some pieces took hundreds of hours to complete!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
käsit
käsit
ARالعربية
زينة
zi-na
BNবাংলা
হাতের কাজ
ha-ter ka-j
CACatalà
treball manual
tre-bal ma-nual
CSČeština
ruční práce
rǔ-čni prá-ce
DADansk
håndværk
hånd-vær-k
DEDeutsch
Handarbeit
han-d-ar-ba-it
ELΕλληνικά
εργασία χειρός
er-ga-see-a che-ros
ESEspañol
fancywork
fán-see-wörk
FAفارسی
هنر دستی
henar-e dasti
FISuomi
kädentait
kä-den-tait
FRFrançais
broderie
bro-dɛ-ʁi
GUGU
સુશ્રાવણ
su-shra-va-n
HAHA
aiki
a-iki
HEעברית
עבודת יד
avod-at-yad
HIहिन्दी
कलात्मक कार्य
kala-atmik karya
HUMagyar
kézműves
kéz-mü-ves
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerajinan tangan
ker-a-ji-an tan-gan
IGIG
akụkụ
a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
ricamo
ri-ka-mo
JA日本語
手芸
てがみや
KKKK
өнер
ö-ner
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thee
KO한국어
수공예
su-gong-ye
MRMR
कलाकृती
kala-kri-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
kerajinan tangan
ke-ra-jin tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ရာ
let-ya
NLNederlands
handwerk
han-d-werk
NONorsk
håndverk
hånd-verk
PAPA
ਕਾਰੀਗਰੀ
ka-ree-gree
PLPolski
rękodzieło
rě-kho-dzě-ło
PTPortuguês
trabalho delicado
tra-ba-lhu de-li-ka-du
RORomână
meserii
me-se-rii
RUРусский
вышивка
vyshiv-ka
SVSvenska
hantverk
han-tver-k
SWKiswahili
kazi ya mikono
ka-zi ya mi-ko-no
TAதமிழ்
கைத்திறன்
kai-thir-ran
TEతెలుగు
చేతి పని
che-ti pa-ni
THไทย
งานฝีมือ
ngan fai mue
TLTL
paggawa ng mga kamahal-mahal
pa-gwa-wa ng mga ka-ma-hal-ma-hal
TRTürkçe
süsleme
sü-sleme
UKУкраїнська
вишивка
vish-ivka
URاردو
خِردِی
kh-ree-di
VITiếng Việt
nghệ thuật thủ công
nghe thu-at thu cong
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ̀
e-ro
ZH中文
手工
shǒnggōng
ZUZU
umsebenzi
um-se-ben-zi

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