scrimshaw in English

noun
1
scrimshawed ivory or shells.
History buffs and art lovers will find much to savor including scrimshaw at this noteworthy museum.
verb
1
adorn (whalebone, ivory, shells, or other materials) with carved or colored designs.
While he was scrimshawing it, he was reminded of a puzzling question which of course I don't know the answer to.

Use "scrimshaw" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "scrimshaw" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "scrimshaw", or refer to the context using the word "scrimshaw" in the English Dictionary.

1. Bid on Scrimshaw Busks & Implements for sale at auction by New Haven Auctions 359 on 10th April Two scrimshaw Busks

2. The early Inuit (Eskimos) produced such utilitarian objects as harpoon shafts and bucket handles out of ivory and often etched them with geometric or curving patterns. See also scrimshaw.

3. 17 The early Inuit (Eskimos) produced such utilitarian objects as harpoon shafts and bucket handles out of ivory and often etched them with geometric or curving patterns. See also scrimshaw.

4. Frank is the senior curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, and is thus in a perfect position to bring out _Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum_ (David R

5. Frank is the senior curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, and is thus in a perfect position to bring out _Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum_ (David R