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scrimshaw
noun
uk /ˈskrɪm.ʃɔː/ us /ˈskrɪm.ʃɑː/
[ U ]
the activity of decorating, or making objects from, the bones, teeth, etc. of animals, traditionally sea animals, or art or objects made in this way :
Scrimshaw was originally done by sailors on long whaling voyages.
scrimshaw artistHe is considered one of the world's finest scrimshaw artists.
There are very few pieces of nineteenth-century erotic scrimshaw in museum collections.
Synonym
scrimshanding
[ C ]
an object made or decorated using scrimshaw:
He wore a scrimshaw on a silver chain around his neck.
Some of the polished, engraved scrimshaws depicted scenes of battle.
Scrimshaw requires great concentration because the pictures are so small.
When he first started doing scrimshaw his lines were very precisely etched.
In their free time, some sailors carved scrimshaws.
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