Usually means: Flexible, lightweight substitute for whalebone.
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  1. featherbone: Merriam-Webster
  2. featherbone: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. featherbone: Wordnik
  4. featherbone: Wiktionary
  5. featherbone: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Featherbone, featherbone: Dictionary.com
  7. featherbone: FreeDictionary.org
  8. featherbone: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Dictionary of Corset-related Words and Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (featherbone)

▸ noun:  A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.

Similar:
fishbone, whalebone, herl, bone, bernicle, featherback, barnacle, seagoose, whalebone whale, oyster, more...

Opposite:
heavy, dense, solid, weighty

Types:
chicken, turkey, duck, goose, pheasant, quail, partridge, grouse, pigeon, ostrich, more...

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Similar:
fishbone, whalebone, herl, bone, bernicle, featherback, barnacle, seagoose, whalebone whale, oyster, more...

Opposite:
heavy, dense, solid, weighty

Types:
chicken, turkey, duck, goose, pheasant, quail, partridge, grouse, pigeon, ostrich, more...



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