whalebone

[ hweyl-bohn, weyl- ]

/ ˈʰweɪlˌboʊn, ˈweɪl- /

noun

baleen.

a thin strip of this substance, as for stiffening a corset.

Origin of whalebone

First recorded in 1600–10; whale¹ + bone

Words nearby whalebone

whakapapa, whale, whale away, whaleback, whaleboat, whalebone, whalebone whale, whale catcher, whaleman, Whalen, whale of a time

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Example sentences from the Web for whalebone

The suffragettes got us the vote and they did it in whalebone corsets.
What's Wrong With Skinny?|Lisa Hilton|February 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
What one saw was not buckram, whalebone, paint, and false hair.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope
A whale, of which the whalebone blades are six feet or upwards in length; the harpooner gets a bonus for striking a "size-fish."
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
She was, indeed, a tireless creature and supple as a whalebone.
The Black Pearl|Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

We got the oil and the whalebone out of the whales which we had caught.
Jack Mason, The Old Sailor|Theodore Thinker
The whalebone from the humpback is in little demand, growing but two feet long, and is of inferior quality.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray

British Dictionary definitions for whalebone

whalebone

/ (ˈweɪlˌbəʊn) /

noun

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 mouth

a thin strip of this substance, used in stiffening corsets, bodices, etc

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单词	whalebone
释义	whalebone [ hweyl-bohn, weyl- ] / ˈʰweɪlˌboʊn, ˈweɪl- / noun baleen. a thin strip of this substance, as for stiffening a corset. Origin of whalebone First recorded in 1600–10; whale¹ + bone Words nearby whalebone whakapapa, whale, whale away, whaleback, whaleboat, whalebone, whalebone whale, whale catcher, whaleman, Whalen, whale of a time Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whalebone The suffragettes got us the vote and they did it in whalebone corsets. What's Wrong With Skinny?\|Lisa Hilton\|February 8, 2010\|DAILY BEAST What one saw was not buckram, whalebone, paint, and false hair. The Eustace Diamonds\|Anthony Trollope A whale, of which the whalebone blades are six feet or upwards in length; the harpooner gets a bonus for striking a "size-fish." The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth She was, indeed, a tireless creature and supple as a whalebone. The Black Pearl\|Mrs. Wilson Woodrow We got the oil and the whalebone out of the whales which we had caught. Jack Mason, The Old Sailor\|Theodore Thinker The whalebone from the humpback is in little demand, growing but two feet long, and is of inferior quality. Seven Legs Across the Seas\|Samuel Murray British Dictionary definitions for whalebone whalebone / (ˈweɪlˌbəʊn) / noun 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 mouth a thin strip of this substance, used in stiffening corsets, bodices, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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