كيف تنطق "whalebone"

word

ˈweɪlˌboʊn

WAYL-bohn

wˈeɪlbəʊn

WAYL-bohn

التعريف

Whalebone is a strong, flexible material from the mouth of baleen whales, once used to make things like old-fashioned corsets, umbrellas, and fans.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈweɪlˌboʊn

الإنجليزية البريطانية

wˈeɪlbəʊn

أمريكي

WAYL-bohn

بريطاني

WAYL-bohn

The corset was made from whalebone.

Umbrellas used to have whalebone ribs.

People valued whalebone because it was both strong and flexible.

Back in the Victorian era, every fancy dress had some sort of whalebone support inside.