Slöjd

Slöjd

Slöjd Sloyd(sleight of hand, skilled or crafty), a system of manual training adopted to develop technical skill originally in the schools of Sweden and Finland; is education of the eye as well as the hand.

Slöjd is also taught in schools in Denmark, Norway, and Germany. In the US, and throughout the non-Scandinavian world it was promoted as Sloyd.

It is referred to in the classic science fiction thriller "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (1896) by H.G. Wells, with the implication that in the era of muscular Christianity this system had some philosophical appeal in Victorian Britain.Also referred to in 1890 Edinburgh Postal Register, as being offered at Mechiston Castle School.Also see: Sloyd.


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  • sløjd — sb., en, i sms. sløjd , fx sløjdlokale, sløjdtime …   Dansk ordbog

  • Slöjd — (schwed.), Arbeit, Handwerk. Das Wort wurde auch in Deutschland bekannt als Verkürzung für handaslöjd, »Handarbeit«, oder hemslöjd, »Hausfleiß« (s. d.). Vgl. Arbeitsschulen und Palmgren …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • slojd — or sloid variant of sloyd * * * sloid or slojd «sloyd», noun. = sloyd. (Cf. ↑sloyd) * * * sloid, slöjd see sloyd …   Useful english dictionary

  • slojd — Sloyd Sloyd, n. [Written also {slojd}, and {sloid}.] [Sw. sl[ o]jd skill, dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence, manufacture, wood carving.] Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slöjd — noun A system of handicraft based education started in Finland in 1865 and later adopted worldwide …   Wiktionary

  • SLÖJD —    (sleight), a system of manual training adopted to develop technical skill originally in the schools of Sweden and Finland; is education of the eye as well as the hand …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • slöjd — s ( en, er) …   Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • træsløjd — træ|sløjd sb., en …   Dansk ordbog

  • sløjdlærer — sløjd|læ|rer sb., en, e, ne …   Dansk ordbog

  • sloid — I. see slojd II. noun see sloyd * * * /sloyd/, n. sloyd. Also, slojd. * * * sloid or slojd «sloyd», noun. = sloyd. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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