papercraftn.
/ˈpeɪpəkrɑːft/, /ˈpeɪpəkraft/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərˌkræft/ 1. Papermaking; the papermaking profession. Now rare.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > paper-making > [noun]
papermaking1594
papercraft1853
1853 W. Crowell Let. Aug. in Christian Watchman & Reflector 8 Sept. 144/1 It is probable that you have, among your numerous readers, paper manufacturers... Here is [a] rare opening for men of the paper craft.
1935 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Mar. 192/4 The most famous of all English paper makers.., whose name has become universally synonymous with all that is finest in paper craft.
2.
a. The art or craft of making or decorating items using paper; a hobby or pastime involving creative or decorative use of paper. Also as a count noun: any of various arts or crafts of this sort (such as origami, découpage, quilling, etc.). Cf. craft n. 5a.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [noun] > work in specific medium
bonework1557
shell-work1611
rockwork1615
feather-work1665
quillwork1688
boss-work1697
ice work1729
wafer-work1789
filigree paper1800
feather-mosaic1843
cut paper1847
plumagery1854
leather-work1856
graffito1863
cuerda seca1911
papercraft1917
barbola1927
rosemaling1933
cuenca1939
penwork1969
1917 Art World Nov. 152/2 Everything..save the heavy tables and rugs is made of paper... The young woman who has opened this business is skilled in paper craft.
1922 Santa Ana (Calif.) Daily Evening Reg. 21 Apr. 4/7 (advt.) Free instruction in sealing wax art and paper crafts... Crepe paper hats... Crepe paper rope weaving.
2009 P. Zapata Home, Paper, Scissors 6 One of the exciting aspects of papercraft is that most any idea can be made with the simplest of tools and paper that can be found in your nearest craft supply store.
2017 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 5 Mar. 6 Découpage is a papercraft that takes you right back to childhood when your mother would give you scissors and a magazine to make scraps.
b. An item, esp. a decorative object, made by hand using paper. Cf. craft n. 12.
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1957 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 29 June 6 The children have been making bracelets and necklaces... They have also been doing painting with free expression and making paper crafts.
2007 B. Smith Art & Craft Keepsake Photogr. vii. 104/2 Finding just the right trimmings to complement a special paper is one of the most enjoyable aspects of creating wedding papercrafts.
Compounds
As a modifier, with the sense ‘of, relating to, or involving papercraft (sense 2a)’; ‘designating an item made by hand using paper’.
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1922 Manitoba Free Press 29 Sept. 26/1 The paper craft demonstration... Teaches how to make useful and ornamental articles.
1948 Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 77/1 Tips on money-saving ideas for dressing up home, church and club with inexpensive papercraft items.
2013 N.Y. Mag. 22 Apr. 6/1 A papercraft unicorn... To build this foot-tall paper unicorn..little fingers just punch, fold, and tuck.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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