noun🔗ShareКитовый усThe 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. "Античный корсет содержал полоски китового уса, которые помогали поддерживать его форму.animalmaterialbodyhistoryoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading