noun🔗ShareBarten, FischbeinThe 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"The antique corset contained strips of whalebone that helped maintain its shape. "Das antike Korsett enthielt Streifen aus Fischbein, die halfen, seine Form zu erhalten.animalmaterialbodyhistoryoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
