"sloyd" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /slɔɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sloyd.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sloyds [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish slöjd (“handicraft, handiwork, skills”). Doublet of sleight. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|slöjd||handicraft, handiwork, skills}} Swedish slöjd (“handicraft, handiwork, skills”), {{doublet|en|sleight}} Doublet of sleight Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sloyd (countable and uncountable, plural sloyds)
  1. A Scandinavian system of handicraft-based education that emphasizes the importance of practical, hands-on work to develop cognitive and problem-solving skills. In particular, it is often associated with woodworking and carving, but can include other crafts as well. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sloyd-en-noun-yx~Itf7U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. A knife for carving. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sloyd-en-noun-SsHqNFdG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slojd, slöjd

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