whalebone

noun

1. 鲸须，鲸骨（几种鲸上腭的角质薄片，旧时用以支撑衣服）
   a thin hard substance found in the upper jaw of some types of whale , used in the past to make some clothes stiffer

1. Bone [ excl. whalebone, worked beyond cleaning, simple sawing, cutting ( crosswise or lengthwise), rough planning, flattening or bleaching]
   骨[不包括鲸骨，不仅进行清洗简单锯切（横向地或纵向地），且粗略刨光、压平或漂白]
2. Large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the` right 'whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil.
   大型水生须鲸；由于其鲸须和鲸油的价值高而被称为好鲸。
3. Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific.
   大型平头须鲸，沿喉部有深沟槽；产于大西洋和太平洋。
4. Mrs Harden, be it observed, was the housekeeper, a woman after Mr Brocklehurst's own heart, made up of equal parts of whalebone and iron. ( Jane Eyne by charlotte Bronte).
   要说管家哈登太太，这个女人心肠也跟布洛克赫斯特先生一样，都是用鲸骨和铸铁部件造出来的。
5. From whalebone to laparoscope.
   从鲸须以腹腔镜。
6. Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives.
   有长的鳍状肢的大型须鲸，以其潜水时背部为拱形或有肉锋而闻名。
7. An article carved or engraved from whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers.
   通常由美国捕鲸人完成的，用鲸须、鲸牙和海象胡须等雕刻出来的东西。

noun

1. a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales

   Synonym:    baleen