Associations to the word «Whalebone»

Wiktionary

WHALEBONE, noun. 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

Dictionary definition

WHALEBONE, noun. A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne