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artisanal 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. An artisan (from artigiano) is a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewelry, household items, and tools. ...
  2. Of or involving artisans; Made by a skilled worker (an artisan), such as a specialty item. Often applied to foodstuffs
  3. (artisanally) In an artisanal manner; With regard to, or by artisans
  4. "A lot of people ask me what "artisanal" means. Artisanal is actually not a word in the dictionary. I'm not going to be so bold as to claim that I made up this word but I certainly popularized it when I opened my restaurant, Artisanal, seven years ago. ...
  5. Non-industrial; made by hand.
  6. Made by hand, referring to items such as cheeses and chocolates.
  7. Made by an artisan, or craftsperson; used to refer to small-batch absinthes.
  8. Cheese made by hand rather than by machine.
  9. Chocolate produced by a small maker (an artisan), usually from a unique blend of beans or a rare single type.
  10. An artisan is a skilled craftsperson or laborer who makes objects that are pleasing to the senses.  These objects can be described as artisanal.
  11. Artisanal cheese is made by hand, in small batches using traditional tools and techniques, with little to no mechanization involved in the cheese's production.
  12. Where the cheese-maker continues to play a key role in the quality definition of the cheese.
  13. The French word to describe that a cheese is hand made. In English: artisan. Fermier (see this) means much the same.