[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster
see also:
baleen 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

whalebone
     n : a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used
         as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets syn: baleen
see also:
baleen 

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