whalebone

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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
It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes
a hard substance taken from the upper jaw of whales, used in the past for making women's clothes stiff
{i} horny and elastic material taken from the upper jaw of some whales (formerly used in making the ribs of corsets)
A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
{i} baleen
whalebone