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traditional crafts

UK/trəˈdɪʃənəl krɑːfts/US/trəˈdɪʃənəl kræfts/tra·DI·tion·al CRAFTS

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handmade or artisan products and skills passed down through generations

Examples

Local markets often sell traditional crafts made by village artisans.

Tourists buy traditional crafts as souvenirs to remember their trip.

Workshops that teach traditional crafts help keep old skills alive.

Band 8 sentence

Supporting local workshops that teach traditional crafts can both safeguard heritage and provide sustainable livelihoods.

Collocations

  • preserve traditional crafts
  • sell traditional crafts

Word family

traditional adjectivecraft nouncraftsman/craftswoman noun

Common mistakes

traditionals craftstraditional crafts

traditional craftestraditional crafts

Say it for a higher band

5handmade goods6folk art7+traditional crafts

Synonyms

folk art

Easily confused

folk art

Many museums display folk art alongside everyday objects made by traditional craftspeople.

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