whalebone [ˈweɪlboʊn]

例句:

• The toughness, lightness, strength, and elasticity of whalebone gave it a wide variety of uses.
  鲸须既韧又轻，而且强度和弹性大，这些特点使其用途广泛。
  
• To stiffen ( a piece of clothing ) with stays, as of whalebone.
  装骨架于 ( 服饰):用支持物使(衣服 ) 变硬, 如鲸骨的.
  
• The walking-stick has a whalebone and ivory top decorated with a carving of a human skull.
  来自BBC
• Flexible when heated, baleen, also known as whalebone, kept whatever shape it was cooled into, like plastic.
  来自NEWYORKER
• Today, she lies listing in the shallows of Whalebone Cove, on the fringes of Stanley Harbour.
  来自BBC