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1. (n.) whalebone
something made of this substance, as corset stays.
Etymology: (1175–1225)
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1. (noun) whalebone, baleen
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
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1. (noun) whalebone
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
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Sense: (of) a light bendable substance got from the upper jaw of certain whales.
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 Afrikaans: walvisbeen |
 Arabic: مادَّة قَرْنِيَّه تَنْمو |
 Bulgarian: китова кост |
 Brazilian: osso de baleia |
 Czech: velrybí kostice |
 German: das Fischbein |
 Danish: barde |
 Greek: μπανέλα |
 Spanish: barba de ballena |
 Estonian: vaalakius |
 Farsi: استخوان ارواره نهنگ |
 Finnish: valaanluu |
 French: fanon de baleine |
 Hebrew: עֶצֶם לִוויָתָן |
 Hindi: कुछ ह्वेल क ऊपरी जबड़े से |
 Croatian: kitova kost |
 Hungarian: halcsont |
 Indonesian: tulang paus |
 Icelandic: hvalskíði |
 Italian: fanone, osso di balena |
 Japanese: 鯨のひげ |
 Korean: 고래수염 |
 Lithuanian: banginioūsas |
 Latvian: vaļa bārda |
 Malay: tulang, insang paus |
 Dutch: balein |
 Norwegian: hvalbarde |
 Polish: fiszbin |
 Portuguese: osso de baleia |
 Romanian: fanon; os de balenă |
 Russian: китовый ус |
 Slovak: veľrybia kostica |
 Slovenian: ribja kost |
 Serbian: kitova kost |
 Swedish: valbard |
 Thai: วัตถุแข็งที่ได้จากปากของป |
 Turkish: balina, balena |
 Taiwanese: 鯨鬚 |
 Ukrainian: китовий вус |
 Urdu: وہیل کی ہڈی |
 Vietnamese: phiến sừng ở hàm cá voi |
 Chinese: 鲸须 |
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