/ ˈweɪlbəʊn; NAmE -boʊn/ noun
[ U ] a thin hard substance found in the upper jaw of some types of whale , used in the past to make some clothes stiffer
/ ˈweɪlbəʊn; NAmE -boʊn/ noun
[ U ] a thin hard substance found in the upper jaw of some types of whale , used in the past to make some clothes stiffer
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005