basketryn.
/ˈbɑːskɪtri//ˈbaskɪtri/ a. Basket-work, basket-ware.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from other vegetable fibres > [noun] > randed work or basketry
wickerwork1719
basket-work1769
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1851 Art Jrnl. Sept. 231 Matting and basketry in all their branches.
1883 R. F. Burton & V. F. Cameron To Gold Coast I. iv. 95 Basketry, and..wicker chairs.
b. The art or craft of basket-making.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > basket-making > [noun]
basketing1623
basket-making1721
basket-ware1858
basketry1893
1893 K. Sanborn Truthful Woman S. Calif. viii. 104 The art of basketry is rapidly deteriorating [among Indians].
1905 Daily Chron. 24 May 3/5 The Red Indians of America had their own particular craft of basketry.
1957 Encycl. Brit. III. 180/2 No satisfactory automatic basket-weaving machinery was perfected. True basketry, therefore, remains a handicraft.
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