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Definitions of whalebone in various dictionaries:
noun - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales
The elastic, horny material forming the fringed plates that hang from the upper jaw of baleen whales and strain plankton from the water.
An object made of this material.
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| This old corset-stiffening substance is actually baleen |
| To stiffen the bodice, use stays, also called this after its original source material |
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Baleen is a filter-feeder system inside the mouths of baleen whales. The baleen system works by a whale opening its mouth underwater and taking in water. The whale then pushes the water out, and animals such as krill are filtered by the baleen and remain as food source for the whale. Baleen is similar to bristles and consists of keratin, the same substance found in human fingernails and hair. Baleen is a skin derivative. Some whales, such as the bowhead whale, have longer baleen than others. Other whales, such as the gray whale, only use one side of their baleen. These baleen bristles are arranged in plates across the upper jaw of the whale. * As a material for various human uses, baleen is usually called whalebone. It is not to be confused (but often is) with whale bone or whale's bone meaning the actual bones of whales, used in carving, for cutlery handles and other uses for the bones of various large species. Like other bone materials, this often functioned as a substitute for ivor |