krɑ:ft n. & v. --n. 1
skill,
esp. in
practical arts. 2 a (esp. in comb.) a
trade or an art (statecraft;
handicraft;
priestcraft;
the craft of pottery). b the members of a craft. 3 (pl. craft) a a
boat or
vessel. b an
aircraft or
spacecraft. 4
cunning or
deceit. 5 (the Craft) the
brotherhood of Freemasons. --v.tr.
make in a
skilful way (crafted a
poem; a well-crafted
piece of work). øcraft-brother a
fellow worker in the
same trade. craft-guild
hist. a
guild of workers of the same trade. [OE cróft]