English Dictionary

scrimshaw

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/

名詞

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(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.

日本語の意味

捕鯨船の乗組員が、鯨骨や鯨歯、象牙などを彫刻・装飾して作った小型の装飾工芸品

On the mantelpiece sat a delicate scrimshaw carved from a whale's tooth, its tiny carved ship and weathered lines hinting at long voyages and sailors' hands.

マントルピースの上には、鯨の歯から彫られた繊細な装飾品が置かれており、小さな帆船の図や風化した彫り跡が長い航海と船乗りたちの手仕事を物語っていた。

意味（1）

(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.

Rooney got his skull exposed, doggone it Soon he's gonna get scrimshaw carved on it

意味（2）

(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.

scrimshaws （ plural ）