Craft, v. t. To play tricks; to practice artifice. [Obs.]

You have crafted fair.

Shak.

crafter n. a creator of great skill in the manual arts.

Syn. -- craftsman.

[WordNet 1.5]

Craft"i*ly (-?-l?), adv. [See Crafty.] With craft; artfully; cunningly.

Craft"i*ness (kr?ft"?-n?s), n. Dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning; artifice; stratagem.

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

Job. v. 13.

Craft"less (-l?s), a. Without craft or cunning.

Helpless, craftless, and innocent people.

Jer. Taylor.

Crafts"man (kr?fts"man), n.; pl. Craftsmen (-men). One skilled in some trade or manual occupation; an artificer; a mechanic.

Crafts"man*ship, n. The work of a craftsman.

Crafts"mas`ter (-m?s`t?r), n. One skilled in his craft or trade; one of superior cunning.

In cunning persuasion his craftsmaster.

Holland.

Craft"y (kr?ft"?), a. [AS. cr&?;ftig.] 1. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. [Obs.] "Crafty work." Piers Plowman.

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