With his lace and embroideries, and his crown of blue ribbon and whalebone, he looked like the king of babies.
Source: tatoeba (5680745)
Whalebone
Synonyms for "whalebone" (19 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (6)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (9)
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
6 entriesbaleen panelbaleen stiffnessbaleen stripcorset stiffenerkeratin rigidityparasol rib
Collocations
5 entrieswhalebone corsetwhalebone framewhalebone materialwhalebone panelwhalebone stays
Inflections
2 entriesmore whalebonemost whalebone
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
This bodice was made with linen and synthetic whalebone.
Source: tatoeba (12470196)
“You have probably never seen anything like this before, Mr. Toler. It is baleen, or if you prefer it, whalebone, taken from the mouth of the bowhead whale. It is used by the whale to filter its food.”
Source: wiktionary