whalebone

whale·bone

W5111600 (wāl′bōn′, hwāl′-)n.1. The elastic, horny material forming the fringed plates that hang from the upper jaw of baleen whales and strain plankton from the water. Also called baleen.2. An object made of this material.

whalebone

(ˈweɪlˌbəʊn) n1. (Zoology) Also called: baleen a horny elastic material forming a series of numerous thin plates that hang from the upper jaw on either side of the palate in the toothless (whalebone) whales and strain plankton from water entering the mouth2. (Clothing & Fashion) a thin strip of this substance, used in stiffening corsets, bodices, etc

whale•bone

(ˈʰweɪlˌboʊn, ˈweɪl-)

n. 1. Also called baleen. an elastic, horny substance hanging in fringed platelike sheets from the upper jaws of whalebone whales and serving to strain plankton. 2. something made of this substance, as corset stays. [1175–1225]

whale·bone

(wāl′bōn′) See baleen.

Whalebone

Not really bone, but a horn-like material found in the mouth of the baleen whale. In the early part of the twentieth century, whalebone was widely used for stays in women’s corsets because it was light, flexible, and rustproof.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

whalebone - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsetsbaleenhorn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

Translations

鲸须

whale

(weil) noun a type of very large mammal that lives in the sea. 鯨 鲸killer whale noun a black and white whale. 逆戟鯨, 虎鯨，殺人鯨 逆戟鲸，虎鲸 ˈwhalebone noun, adjective (of) a light bendable substance got from the upper jaw of certain whales. 鯨鬚 鲸须whale oil oil obtained from the fatty parts of a whale. 鯨油 鲸油have a whale of a time to enjoy oneself very much. 玩得非常愉快 玩得痛快