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basketry

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Baskets collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 3

the craft of basket making

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: trade, craft

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Proto-Brythonicder. Late Latin bascauda Anglo-Norman bascatbor. Middle English basket English basket Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English basketry From basket + -ry.