scrimshaw
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scrim·shaw
(skrĭm′shô′)n. pl. scrimshaw or scrim·shaws
1. The art of carving or incising intricate designs on the teeth, bones, or baleen of whales.
2. A decorative article made by this art.
v. scrim·shawed, scrim·shaw·ing, scrim·shaws
tr. & intr.v.
To decorate (whale ivory or whalebone) with intricate carvings or designs or make such designs.
[Probably from scrimshander.]
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scrimshaw
(ˈskrɪmˌʃɔː)n
1. (Crafts) the art of decorating or carving shells, ivory, etc, done by sailors as a leisure activity
2. (Crafts)
a. an article made in this manner
b. such articles collectively
vb
(Crafts) to produce scrimshaw (from)
[C19: origin uncertain, perhaps after a surname]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
scrim•shaw
(ˈskrɪmˌʃɔ)n.
1. a carved or engraved article, esp. of whale ivory or whalebone.
2. such articles or work collectively.
3. the art or technique of producing such work.
v.i. 4. to produce scrimshaw.
v.t. 5. to carve or engrave (whale ivory or whalebone) into scrimshaw.
[1860–65; of obscure orig.]
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scrimshaw
Past participle: scrimshawed
Gerund: scrimshawing
| Imperative |
|---|
| scrimshaw |
| scrimshaw |
| Present |
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| I scrimshaw |
| you scrimshaw |
| he/she/it scrimshaws |
| we scrimshaw |
| you scrimshaw |
| they scrimshaw |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I scrimshawed |
| you scrimshawed |
| he/she/it scrimshawed |
| we scrimshawed |
| you scrimshawed |
| they scrimshawed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am scrimshawing |
| you are scrimshawing |
| he/she/it is scrimshawing |
| we are scrimshawing |
| you are scrimshawing |
| they are scrimshawing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have scrimshawed |
| you have scrimshawed |
| he/she/it has scrimshawed |
| we have scrimshawed |
| you have scrimshawed |
| they have scrimshawed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was scrimshawing |
| you were scrimshawing |
| he/she/it was scrimshawing |
| we were scrimshawing |
| you were scrimshawing |
| they were scrimshawing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had scrimshawed |
| you had scrimshawed |
| he/she/it had scrimshawed |
| we had scrimshawed |
| you had scrimshawed |
| they had scrimshawed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will scrimshaw |
| you will scrimshaw |
| he/she/it will scrimshaw |
| we will scrimshaw |
| you will scrimshaw |
| they will scrimshaw |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have scrimshawed |
| you will have scrimshawed |
| he/she/it will have scrimshawed |
| we will have scrimshawed |
| you will have scrimshawed |
| they will have scrimshawed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be scrimshawing |
| you will be scrimshawing |
| he/she/it will be scrimshawing |
| we will be scrimshawing |
| you will be scrimshawing |
| they will be scrimshawing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been scrimshawing |
| you have been scrimshawing |
| he/she/it has been scrimshawing |
| we have been scrimshawing |
| you have been scrimshawing |
| they have been scrimshawing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been scrimshawing |
| you will have been scrimshawing |
| he/she/it will have been scrimshawing |
| we will have been scrimshawing |
| you will have been scrimshawing |
| they will have been scrimshawing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been scrimshawing |
| you had been scrimshawing |
| he/she/it had been scrimshawing |
| we had been scrimshawing |
| you had been scrimshawing |
| they had been scrimshawing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would scrimshaw |
| you would scrimshaw |
| he/she/it would scrimshaw |
| we would scrimshaw |
| you would scrimshaw |
| they would scrimshaw |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have scrimshawed |
| you would have scrimshawed |
| he/she/it would have scrimshawed |
| we would have scrimshawed |
| you would have scrimshawed |
| they would have scrimshawed |
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Noun 1. scrimshaw - a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalersscrimshaw - a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
carving - a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
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