Whalebone

Full definition of whalebone

Noun

1. The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets
• 1954, Alexander Alderson, The Subtle Minotaur Chapter 5, “You have probably never seen anything like this before, Mr. Toler. It is baleen#Noun

Synonyms

• baleen