Whalebone (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. baleen.
  2. a thin strip of this substance, as for stiffening a corset.
noun
  1. 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 (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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