noun · countable / uncountable · rare

whalebone

whalebone · whalebones

китовый ус

Fischbein

The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is…The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets

» This bodice was made with linen and synthetic whalebone.

Meaning

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(countable, uncountable)The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets
Fischbein
кито́вый усkitóvyj us
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets

Examples

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This bodice was made with linen and synthetic whalebone.
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With his lace and embroideries, and his crown of blue ribbon and whalebone, he looked like the king of babies.
deMit seiner Spitze und Stickereien, und seiner Krone aus blauem Band und Fischbein sah er aus wie der König der Kleinkinder.
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