FEATHERBONE

Meaning of FEATHERBONE in English

add. ·noun a substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of geese and turkeys.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

FEATHERBONE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or featherboning ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : a corset bone made from the quills of domestic fowl or of plastic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEATHERBONE — (n.) A substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
Английский словарь Webster
FEATHERBONE — /fedh"euhr bohn'/ , n. a substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of domestic fowls. [ 1885-90, Amer.; FEATHER + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEATHERBONING — noun see featherbone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BONE — I. ˈbōn noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English boon, bon, from Old English bān; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary