Definition of torchmaking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

craft

TECH.

the craft of designing and producing torches

TECH.

He studied torchmaking to preserve ancient techniques.

festivals

Dated

communal work for Bonfire Night in Sussex

Dated

Torchmaking is a key tradition in Sussex communities.

bonfire

celebration

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Origin of torchmaking

Old English, torc (twist) + macian (to make)

Examples of torchmaking in a sentence

Torchmaking requires a lot of patience and skill.
The village gathered for torchmaking before the festival.
Torchmaking brings the community together every year.

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French:fabrication de torches, création de torches, ...
German:Fackelhandwerk, Fackelherstellung, ...
Italian:fabbricazione di torce, costruzione delle torce, ...
Spanish:fabricación de antorchas, ...
Portuguese:fabricação de tochas, construção de tochas, ...
Chinese:火炬工艺, 火炬制作, ...
Japanese:トーチ製作の技術, トーチ作り, ...
Arabic:صِنَاعَةُ المَشَاعِل, ...
Hebrew:יְצִירַת לַפִּידִים, הֲכָנַת לַפִּידִים, ...
Russian:искусство изготовления факелов, изготовление факелов, ...
Ukrainian:мистецтво виготовлення смолоскипів, виготовлення смолоскипів, ...
Hindi:मशाल बनाने की कला, टॉर्चमेकिंग, ...
Bengali:মশাল তৈরির কারিগরি, টর্চমেকিং, ...
Catalan:art de fer torxes, fabricació de torxes, ...
Czech:výroba pochodní, společná výroba pochodní pro oslavy Noci Guye Fawkese v Sussexu, ...
Danish:fakkelhåndværk, fakkelfremstilling, ...
Dutch:fakkel maken, fakkelproductie, ...
Greek:τέχνη της κατασκευής δαυλών, κατασκευή δαυλών, ...
Hungarian:fáklyakészítés, közösségi fáklyakészítés a sussexi Guy Fawkes-éjhez, ...
Khmer:សិប្បកម្មផលិតគប់ភ្លើង, ការធ្វើគប់ភ្លើងរួមគ្នាសម្រាប់ពិធីរាត្រីភ្លើងធំនៅសាសិក, ...
Korean:횃불 제작 기술, 횃불 만들기, ...
Persian:هنر ساخت مشعل, مشعل‌سازی, ...
Polish:sztuka tworzenia pochodni, wykonywanie pochodni, ...
Portuguese (BR):fabricação de tochas, confecção de tochas, ...
Romanian:arta de a face torțe, confecționarea torțelor, ...
Swedish:fackeltillverkning, ...
Thai:การออกแบบและผลิตคบเพลิง, การทำคบเพลิง, ...
Turkish:meşale yapma sanatı, meşale yapımı, ...
Vietnamese:nghệ thuật làm đuốc, làm đuốc, ...

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