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Whalebone - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Whalebone : (noun)
1: a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used
as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets [syn: baleen]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Whalebone : \Whale"bone`\, n.
A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the
upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a
stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other
purposes. See Baleen.
Note: Whalebone is chiefly obtained from the bowhead, or
Greenland, whale, the Biscay whale, and the Antarctic,
or southern, whale. It is prepared for manufacture by
being softened by boiling, and dyed black.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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