household arts

== English == === Noun === household arts pl (plural only) (rarely used in the singular) (set phrase, dated) Theory and practice involving the skills and specialized knowledge in performing the domestic tasks required to care for the home and its occupants. Synonyms: domestic arts, domestic science, domestic sciences, home economics, homemaking; householdry (archaic) Hyponyms: housewifery (dated), housewifeship (archaic) Meronym: housework 1895, R. D. Blackmore, "Buscombe; or, A Michaelmas Goose" in Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse: The Vicar's wife was much the same, In fairer form presented— A lively, yet a quiet dame, With home, sweet home, contented. In parish, needs; and household arts, A lesson to this glib age; Well versed in pickles, jams, and tarts, Piano, chess, and cribbage. === See also === women's work === Further reading === “household arts”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.