scrimshawとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

A mid-19th-century scrimshaw (noun sense 1) made from a whale’s tooth, depicting a clipper flying an American flag.^{[n 1]}

The origin of the verb is unknown, but it has possibly been influenced by the surname Scrimshaw.^[1] Various etymologies have been proposed (for example, that it derives from scrimshank (“(Britain, military スラング) to be idle, to shirk duty”)),^[2] but the Oxford English Dictionary does not consider any of them convincing.^[3]

The noun is probably derived from the verb.^[4]

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskɹɪmˌʃɔ/, /-ˌʃɑ/
• ハイフネーション: scrim‧shaw

動詞

scrimshaw (三人称単数 現在形 scrimshaws, 現在分詞 scrimshawing, 過去形および過去分詞形 scrimshawed) (originally US, nautical)

1. (transitive) [from mid 19th c.]
   1. To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone または whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
   2. To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, または other materials) with ornamental designs.
   3. To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
2. (intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw. [from early 19th c.]

派生語

• scrimshawed (adjective)
• scrimshawer
• scrimshawing (noun)

名詞

scrimshaw (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 scrimshaws) (originally US, nautical, also attributively)

1. (countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone または whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages. [from mid 19th c.]

   Synonyms: (古風な用法) scrimshander, (古風な用法) scrimshandy

   • 2008, Neil Cicierega (lyrics かつ music), “Modify”, in View-Monster, performed by Lemon Demon:

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

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. [from mid 19th c.]

   Synonyms: (廃れた用法, まれに) scrimshander, scrimshandering

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