whalebone in English

noun
1
an elastic horny substance that grows in a series of thin parallel plates in the upper jaw of some whales and is used by them to strain plankton from the seawater.
The bow itself could be simply of wood or of a composite of horn or whalebone placed between two thin pieces of yew and covered in tendon, while steel bows appear from the 14th century.
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1. Baleen definition: whalebone Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

2. • A Bodice (American English /ˈbɑːdɨs/ • A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc • A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc

3. ‘The ‘whalebone’ whales have hundreds of Baleen plates, up to twelve feet long, hanging down from their upper jaw.’ ‘These whales are distinguished from the toothed whales by having Baleen, or whalebone, as part of the mouth structure.’

4. Toward the end of the 18th Century, giant reeds or whalebone had become the go-to Boning …

5. Busks were variously made of wood, horn, and whalebone; they were often elaborately carved ad given as lover’s gifts

6. The range here includes; cotton covered Boning, satin covered plastic Boning, polyester Boning, synthetic whalebone, powdercoated spring steel, hoop steel and spiral steel.

7. Corset Red sateen, yellow leather and whalebone with a steel spoon-shaped busk British, 1883 In the early 1870s the crinoline was replaced by the bustle and Corsets changed shape

8. Goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, mattresses, pillows

9. Calash (plural Calashes) Alternative form of calèche (“ type of carriage with low wheels ”) (now historical) A silk and whalebone hood worn by ladies to shade the face

10. Noun Sometimes Corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays

11. Goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics

12. Goods, Not included in other classes, Of metal, Wood, Cork, Cane, Reed, Wicker, Horn, Bone, Ivory, Whalebone, Tortoiseshell, Amber, Mother-of-pearl, Meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics

13. Whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics, table tops, small bread baskets, sleeping bags, coat hangers, baskets (not of metal), mattresses, trolleys, bassinettes

14. A strip of whalebone, wood, steel, etc, inserted into the front of a corset to stiffen it archaic, or dialect the corset itself Word Origin for Busk C16: from Old French busc, probably from Old Italian busco …

15. Busks The busk is a long, flat piece of wood, ivory or whalebone which was inserted down the front of the corset to give the bust and torso that truly flat look which men find so appealing

16. Baleen - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets whalebone horn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

17. Boondoggling tak jantan glittering Laguunisumu whalebone whale, blue whale prawicowiec مُنتزع dolori neopreznost nemi élet tudománya konbina-tokyanpe-n antigenicity Yarned グレーゾーン tech make after (Slang) sandwich ورقة مالية أمريكية خضراء الظهر trade wind fair, decent, honest, proper, suitable, just

18. He works in a wide range of materials, including welded steel, whalebone, limestone, Italian crystal alabaster and African wonderstone. His work can be found in the collections of the Art Gallery of Ontario, the McMichael Canadian Collection and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

19. Commercial retailing and via global computer networks of rubber, guttapercha, gum, asbestos, mica, plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture, packing, stopping and insulating materials, flexible pipes, not of metal, furniture, mirrors, picture frames, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics

20. Goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all of these materials or of plastics, cupboards, shelves, settees, chests of drawers, dressers, cushions, divans, pillows, beds, mattresses, armchairs, bedsprings, desks, chairs, sofas, mirrors, tables, showcases (furniture), nightstands, furniture for the home, furniture and products made from wood, partitions of wood for furniture, kitchen furniture, trays, mirror cabinets, bathroom furniture, bedroom furniture, bed rails, cradles, playpens for babies, chairs, back rests, curtain tie-backs