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• Hand-made

  [hand-meyd] /ˈhændˈmeɪd/ adjective 1. by , rather than by machine: the luxury of handmade shoes. /ˌhændˈmeɪd/ adjective 1. made by hand, not by machine, esp with care or craftsmanship adj. also handmade, 1610s, from hand (n.) + made.

• Handmaid

  [hand-meyd] /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ noun 1. something that is necessarily subservient or subordinate to another: Ceremony is but the handmaid of worship. 2. a female servant or attendant. n. late 14c., from hand (n.) in the sense in close at hand + maid. Cf. Old English handþegn “personal attendant.” servant (Gen. 16:1; Ruth 3:9; Luke 1:48). It […]

• Handmaiden

  [hand-meyd] /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ noun 1. something that is necessarily subservient or subordinate to another: Ceremony is but the handmaid of worship. 2. a female servant or attendant. /ˈhændˌmeɪdən/ noun 1. a person or thing that serves a useful but subordinate purpose: logic is the handmaid of philosophy 2. (archaic) a female servant or attendant n. late […]

• Hand-me-down

  [hand-mee-doun, han-] /ˈhænd miˌdaʊn, ˈhæn-/ noun 1. an article of clothing passed on to another person after being used, outgrown, etc.: The younger children wore the hand-me-downs of the older ones. 2. any item not new that is or can be used again: Our office furniture was a collection of hand-me-downs. adjective 3. passed along […]

• Hand-me-up

  noun (informal) 1.

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