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Definition of Whalebone

Whalebone
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.

Meaning of Whalebone from wikipedia

- weigh up to 90 kg (200 lb). Its hairy fringes are called baleen hair or whalebone hair. They are also called baleen bristles, which in sei whales are highly...
- Whalebone or baleen is a filter-feeder system inside the mouths of baleen whales. Whalebone may also refer to: Whalebone (album), by Marc Douglas Berardo...
- Baleen whales (/bəˈliːn/), also known as whalebone whales, are marine mammals of the parvorder Mysticeti in the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and...
- Whalebone (1807 – 6 February 1831) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1810 Epsom Derby and was a successful sire of racehorses and broodmares...
- Danielle Whalebone is an Australian rock musician, songwriter and guitarist, best known for forming post-punk band Animal Hands and her subsequent solo...
- The Whalebone was an eatery on Lothbury in the City of London that was a meeting place for the Leveller movement in the mid 17th century. The Levellers...
- Whalebone is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and was revised in 2022. It...
- generically called "boning"; however, the name likely arises from the use of whalebone in early corsets. Modern corset boning comes in two different qualities:...
- Whalebone Vineyard is a California wine estate producing primarily Cabernet and other red and white wines in Paso Robles, California. The vineyard is...
- They are traditionally constructed out of fabric with boning made of whalebone or steel, a stiff panel in the front called a busk which holds the torso...