BALEEN


Meaning of BALEEN in English

/beuh leen"/ , n.

whalebone (def. 1).

[ 1275-1325; ME balene ( baleine, beleine ) bal ( l ) ena, var. of bal ( l ) aena whale phál ( l ) aina whale; r. ME balayn balaine whale(bone) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .