scrimshawedadj.

Brit.

/ˈskrɪmʃɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈskrɪmˌʃɔd/,

/ˈskrɪmˌʃɑd/

Forms: see scrimshaw v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scrimshaw v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < scrimshaw v. + -ed suffix¹.

Originally U.S. Nautical.

Designating small articles, typically of ivory or bone (originally esp. from whalebone or whales' teeth), that have been decorated, carved, or engraved. Cf. scrimshaw n., scrimshaw v. 2.

ΚΠ

1879 G. B. Goode Catal. Coll. Animal Resources & Fisheries U.S.: Internat. Exhib. 1876 (Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 14) 148 Scrimshawed tooth of walrus.

1923 Naturalist Dec. 412 There are collections of old sea-songs, and illustrations of scrimshawed whale's teeth.

1937 J. Berger Cape Cod Pilot viii. 169 There, too, are scrimshawed whalebone and carved ivory.

1974 Victoria (Texas) Advocate 5 Sept. 3 c/4 A scrimshawed whale's tooth recently sold at auction for $12,000.

1994 C. McCarthy Crossing 408 They..slid the scrimshawed length of birdbone which he used for a drawtie up under his chin.

2005 R. Dohrenwend tr. E. Halat Contemp. Scrimshaw 166 She has recently finished a two-year masterpiece, an extremely rare fully scrimshawed mammoth tusk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scrimshawed
释义	scrimshawedadj. Brit. /ˈskrɪmʃɔːd/, U.S. /ˈskrɪmˌʃɔd/, /ˈskrɪmˌʃɑd/ Forms: see scrimshaw v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scrimshaw v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < scrimshaw v. + -ed suffix¹. Originally U.S. Nautical. Designating small articles, typically of ivory or bone (originally esp. from whalebone or whales' teeth), that have been decorated, carved, or engraved. Cf. scrimshaw n., scrimshaw v. 2. ΚΠ 1879 G. B. Goode Catal. Coll. Animal Resources & Fisheries U.S.: Internat. Exhib. 1876 (Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 14) 148 Scrimshawed tooth of walrus. 1923 Naturalist Dec. 412 There are collections of old sea-songs, and illustrations of scrimshawed whale's teeth. 1937 J. Berger Cape Cod Pilot viii. 169 There, too, are scrimshawed whalebone and carved ivory. 1974 Victoria (Texas) Advocate 5 Sept. 3 c/4 A scrimshawed whale's tooth recently sold at auction for $12,000. 1994 C. McCarthy Crossing 408 They..slid the scrimshawed length of birdbone which he used for a drawtie up under his chin. 2005 R. Dohrenwend tr. E. Halat Contemp. Scrimshaw 166 She has recently finished a two-year masterpiece, an extremely rare fully scrimshawed mammoth tusk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1879
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