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单词 whalebone
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whalebone
noun[U]
uk
/ˈweɪl.bəʊn/us
/ˈweɪl.boʊn/
astrong,flexiblematerial(= one that isabletobend)foundas severalhangingpiecesin theupperpartof themouthof sometypesofwhale, used in the past forexamplefor makingcorsets(= atightpieceofunderwearwornto make thewaistappearsmaller):
鲸须
Thebluewhalecollectsitsfoodon acurtainof baleen or whalebone initsmouth.蓝鲸用嘴里的一排鲸须猎食。
Whaleboneprovidedstructuralsupportforcorsetsandhelpedto round outvoluminousVictorianskirts.鲸须为紧身胸衣提供了结构上的支持，并让维多利亚时代丰满的裙装显得更加圆润。
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  • Therisingdemandfor whalebone (baleen)helpedtokeepthewhalingindustryalive.
  • Enterprisingsailorscarvedwhalebone to make scrimshawgiftsformothers,sisters, andfaithfulsweethearts.
  • Baleenwhales, such as thebluewhaleandhumpback, usetheirvastcurtainsof whalebone tosievealivingfrom thesea.
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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
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  • mane
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(Definition ofwhalebonefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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He did not record the names or arrival dates of a single vessel carved into thewhalebone.
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Then he told the boy to bring in scrapings ofwhalebone.
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To this must be added thewhaleboneand guano worth at least £60,000.
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There are those creatures which constitute the plankton, upon which subsist mackerel, herring, tunny and the largewhalebonewhale.
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Other forms of scrimshaw includedwhalebonefids (rope splicer), bodkins (needle), swifts (yarn holding equipment) and sailors' canes.
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In many cases its armour plates were replaced with scales of metal, leather orwhalebonelaced together with silk or leather cords.
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The whalebones, remnants of aboriginal whaling by the islanders, are big enough to work as elements like stair railings.
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To increase rigidity, they were reinforced with many strips ofwhalebone, cording, or pieces of leather.
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By the 1830s, women had started to wear petticoats with hoops ofwhaleboneor cane inside the hem.
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To pass the time, some sailors used the leftoverwhaleboneto make homecoming gifts for their friends and loved ones.
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The crinolines were made ofwhaleboneand were covered with layers of flounced petticoats.
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Steel and baleen (whalebone) were the dominant materials for boning and were occasionally used together.
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These first kayaks were constructed from stitched seal or other animal skins stretched over a wood orwhalebone-skeleton frame.
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Being compelled by his health to return home, he then amused himself with making a clock having wooden wheels and awhalebonespring.
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It is typically powered by a wound spring made ofwhalebone, and the actions are controlled by a set of cams and levers.
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