Whalebone. Also attributive or as adj.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bone or horn > [noun] > bone > whalebone (5) baleenc1325 Whalebone. Also attributive or as adj. whale-horn1562 whalebone. whalebone1604 The elastic horny substance which grows in a series of thin parallel plates in the upper jaw of certain whales in place of teeth; baleen: used esp… fin1634 Something resembling a fish's fin. The baleen of a whale (? obsolete). Hence, a blade or thin strip of whalebone. Subcategories:— hairy fringe of (1) |
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