Scrimshaw

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The art of carving or incising intricate designs on whalebone or whale ivory.
  • n. A decorative article made by this art.
  • v. To decorate (whale ivory or whalebone) with intricate carvings or designs or make such designs.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The manufacture of handicrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.
  • n. An item produced by scrimshaw.
  • v. To make an item of scrimshaw.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines.
  • n. A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To engrave various fanciful designs on (shells, whales' teeth, walrus-tusks, etc.); in general, to execute any piece of ingenious mechanical work.
  • n. A shell or a piece of ivory scrimshawed or fancifully carved.
  • Made by scrimshawing.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
    • Verb Form
    scrimshaws   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    carving   
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