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Bookmark or Share- At hand, on hand or in hand - WordReference Forums1. At hand- I always keep my alarm clock at hand before going to sleep. 2. On hand- I have an alarm clock on hand, if you want I can give it you. These two sentences don't sound right. I don't think 'at hand' and 'on hand' go well when referring to small physical items like alarms clocks.
- carving vs sculpture - WordReference ForumsShoreline, WA, USA. English. Jun 6, 2012. #4. While carve usually means cut, the last definition I just read means to sculpt. The definition of sculpt has an example of a child sculpting wood. Sculpture seems the more umbrella term here and it mentions carving, modeling, and welding. My aunt created a bust of my grandmother and it clearly is ...
- Handmade vs hand-crafted - WordReference ForumsThe difference is subtle, but yes, to craft does carry a bit more of the connotation of artistic ability than simply to make. Unfortunately, advertisers have "cheapened" the word handcrafted by using it to describe things which do not merit such a distinction. For example, a cheesy wooden birdhouse, held together by staples, produced by the ...
- handcarved, hand-carved or hand carved ... - WordReference ForumsSep 13, 2017. #3. I don't think either "hand-carved" or "hand-forged" is common enough to have reached the level where either one is treated as a single word. (English doesn't automatically combine words like, say, German.) That reduces the choice to "hand carved" versus "hand-carved." Between those, I agree with lingobingo that you should use ...
- best lit from the left, as befits the work of right-handed artistsCave art furnishes other types of evidence of this phenomenon. Most engravings, for example, are best lit from the left, as befits the work of right-handed artists, who generally prefer to have the light source on the left so that the shadow of their hand does not fall on the tip of the engraving tool or brush. C.
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