Truss a few starlets into whalebone corsets and swathe them in yards of dimity. |
Whales and dolphins were also hunted for their meat, as well as other useful products such as whalebone and fat. |
Philippa survived the murder attempt, when Walter stabbed her, because her whalebone corset protected her. |
The favourite shaping material of stays was whalebone, cut into thin strips and sewn in a fan pattern to make the torso appear rounder. |
Although baleen is commonly called whalebone, it is not bone but keratin, the same material as your nails and hair. |
As I pushed through the last strings of a job lot of whalebone corsets, I was finally able to come upon the books. |