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 mouth
2.
a thin strip of this substance, used in stiffening corsets, bodices, etc
whalebone in American English
(ˈhweɪlˌboʊn; ˈweɪlˌboʊn)
noun
1.
baleen
2.
something made of baleen: formerly much used for corset stays and whips
Examples of 'whalebone' in a sentence
whalebone
They were made of volcanic pumice stone, ribbed with whalebone ivory and studded with gold.