单词 | whalebone |
释义 | whalebone /hwayl"bohn', wayl"-/, n. 1. an elastic, horny substance growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw of certain whales, and forming a series of thin, parallel plates on each side of the palate; baleen. 2. a thin strip of this substance, for stiffening a corset. [1175-1225; WHALE1 + BONE] |
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