BASKETRY

basketry

(noun) the craft of basket making

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

basketry (usually uncountable, plural basketries)

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

Baskets collectively.

Synonyms

• basketmaking, basket weaving, basketwork

Source: Wiktionary


Bas"ket*ry, n.

Definition: The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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