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English Dictionary: whalebone by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whalebone
n
  1. a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
    Synonym(s): whalebone, baleen
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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}.
  
      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.
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