Scrimshaw is an English word with synonyms like carving. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Scrimshaw in a sentence
Scrimshaw meaning
- To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
- To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
- To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
Synonyms of Scrimshaw
Using Scrimshaw
- The main meaning on this page is: To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials. | To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs. | To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
- Useful related words include: carving.
- In the example corpus, scrimshaw often appears in combinations such as: scrimshaw to, paintings scrimshaw.
Context around Scrimshaw
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scrimshaw
- In this selection, "scrimshaw" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, paintings, george, glen, hoping, took and plays stand out and add context to how "scrimshaw" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include artifacts from scrimshaw to the and artist glen scrimshaw to create. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scrimshaw" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scrimshaw
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
To help fundraise for the team, he partnered with Saskatchewan artist Glen Scrimshaw to create and sell a painting. (19 words)
But Scrimshaw took the final wicket as Little slammed to long-on to banish thoughts of a remarkable Ireland comeback. (20 words)
Scrimshaw has been a key player in Derbyshire's T20 team for the past three seasons, claiming 57 wickets in 40 matches. (22 words)
If Scrimshaw plays, it will only be the ninth time the 26-year-old has played a fiirst-class match in his career, but he stated prior to the campaign that he is keen to play red ball cricket for his new club. (43 words)
Exhibits include hands-on activities for children and adults, marine paintings, scrimshaw, 19th-century Chinese and Japanese pottery, paintings and textiles, historic Maine boats, a fisheries exhibit, and an heirloom vegetable garden. (32 words)
John Sadler handed Steelbacks T20 debuts to overseas duo Sikandar Raza and Matthew Breetzke, as well as winter signings Ravi Bopara, George Bartlett, George Scrimshaw and homegrown product Raphy Weatherall. (30 words)
Example sentences (11)
A young maid called Flora Meriweather is desperate to buy the scrimshaw, hoping it can help her solve a mystery surrounding her late mother.
But Scrimshaw took the final wicket as Little slammed to long-on to banish thoughts of a remarkable Ireland comeback.
Scrimshaw has been a key player in Derbyshire's T20 team for the past three seasons, claiming 57 wickets in 40 matches.
If Scrimshaw plays, it will only be the ninth time the 26-year-old has played a fiirst-class match in his career, but he stated prior to the campaign that he is keen to play red ball cricket for his new club.
John Sadler handed Steelbacks T20 debuts to overseas duo Sikandar Raza and Matthew Breetzke, as well as winter signings Ravi Bopara, George Bartlett, George Scrimshaw and homegrown product Raphy Weatherall.
Scrimshaw, 49, of Shaw Crescent, Hucknall, is on trial at Nottingham Crown Court for the attempted murder of mum-of-one Miss Niessen.
Today, it’s full of exceptional ship models and artifacts—from scrimshaw to the hatch doors from some of the “Liberty ships” that launched from Savannah during World War II.
To help fundraise for the team, he partnered with Saskatchewan artist Glen Scrimshaw to create and sell a painting.
Whenever someone brings in a fresh body, instead of disposing of the bones, she’ll keep them and clean them for her Scrimshaw art.
Exhibits include hands-on activities for children and adults, marine paintings, scrimshaw, 19th-century Chinese and Japanese pottery, paintings and textiles, historic Maine boats, a fisheries exhibit, and an heirloom vegetable garden.
Visual representations from all cultures, such as sandpaintings, tattoos, sculptures and reliefs, cave paintings, scrimshaw, jewelry, hieroglyphics, paintings and photographs are included in the focus of visual anthropology.
Common combinations with scrimshaw
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scrimshaw to 2×
- paintings scrimshaw 2×