whalebone
whale-bone
noun
Flexible, horny material from a whale's mouth, historically used for stiffening corsets and umbrellas.
"The corset was stiffened with whalebone."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: baleen
whale-bone
Flexible, horny material from a whale's mouth, historically used for stiffening corsets and umbrellas.
"The corset was stiffened with whalebone."
Synonyms: baleen