scrimshaw

scrim·shaw

S0170900 (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.

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[Probably from scrimshander.]

scrimshaw

(ˈskrɪmˌʃɔː) n1. (Crafts) the art of decorating or carving shells, ivory, etc, done by sailors as a leisure activity2. (Crafts) a. an article made in this mannerb. such articles collectivelyvb (Crafts) to produce scrimshaw (from)[C19: origin uncertain, perhaps after a surname]

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.]

scrimshaw

Past participle: scrimshawed
Gerund: scrimshawing

Imperative
scrimshaw
scrimshaw

Present
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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scrimshaw - a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalerscarving - a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape