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whalebone

/ˈweɪl.boʊn/

ធ្មេញត្រីបាឡែន

  1. noun ធ្មេញត្រីបាឡែន, បន្ទះឆ្អឹងត្រីបាឡែន
    a flexible, hornlike substance from the upper jaws of baleen whales, historically used to stiffen garments
    សារធាតុយឺតដូចស្នែងពីថ្គាមលើនៃត្រីបាឡែន ដែលកាលពីដើមគេប្រើដើម្បីពត់រឹតសម្លៀកបំពាក់
    Old corsets were often shaped with whalebone.
    អាវរឹតរាងសម័យបុរាណច្រើនតែរៀបរាងឡើងដោយបន្ទះឆ្អឹងត្រីបាឡែន។

Synonyms: baleen

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.