whale bone

English - Turkish

Definition of whale bone in English Turkish dictionary

balina kemiği

Related Terms

whalebone

balina kemiği

whalebone

balina çubuk

whalebone

korseye konulan balina

whalebone

balık dişi

English - English

Definition of whale bone in English English dictionary

Related Terms

whalebone

It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes

whalebone

a hard substance taken from the upper jaw of whales, used in the past for making women's clothes stiff

whalebone

The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets

whalebone

{i} horny and elastic material taken from the upper jaw of some whales (formerly used in making the ribs of corsets)

whalebone

A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen

whalebone

a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets

whalebone

{i} baleen

Turkish pronunciation

hweyl bōn

Pronunciation

/ˈhwāl ˈbōn/ /ˈhweɪl ˈboʊn/