artisanal

Definition

Of or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans.

Etymology

From artisan + -al.

Example Sentences

• "In short, the young artist was developing a special respect for an aesthetic as well as an artisanal tradition that would set him apart from his future Impressionist colleagues."
• "The fashion plate still retained its essentially artisanal character, and involved a process of several stages."
• "It was the labor of the majority that funded the trading expeditions, military conquests, and artisanal expertise responsible for the great works of art and architecture that we still admire today."

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