Basketry Definition

băskĭ-trē
noun
The craft or process of making baskets or objects woven like baskets.
American Heritage
The craft of making baskets.
Webster's New World
Baskets and similar objects of interwoven material considered as a group.
American Heritage
Basketwork.
Webster's New World

The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.

Wiktionary

Origin of Basketry

  • From basket +‎ -ry.

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Basketry Sentence Examples

  • The Eskimo engraved poorly, the Dene (Tinneh) embroidered in quill, the North Pacific tribes carved skilfully in horn, slate and cedar, the California tribes had nimble fingers for basketry, the Sioux gloried in feathers and painted parfleche.

  • The principal occupations of the natives have always been fishing and hunting, and the women weave basketry of exquisite fineness.

  • The top decorated cover contrasts with the lower part that is made of plainly woven basketry.

  • Lizzie Farey Established artist, using Scottish grown willow and other natural materials, with techniques derived from traditional basketry.

  • A peculiar type of coiled basketry is found at the Strait of Magellan, but the motives are not American.

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Words Starting With

BBABAS

Words Ending With

YRYTRY

Unscrambles

basketry

Words Starting With B and Ending With Y

Starts With B & Ends With YStarts With BA & Ends With YStarts With B & Ends With RY

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With B8 Letter Words Ending With Y