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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: whalebone (0.01695 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to whalebone.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: whalebone 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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. [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]

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