Answer: whalebone

AnswerCrossword Clue
WHALEBONECorset material
WHALEBONECarving material for Capt. Ahab
WHALEBONEBaleen
WHALEBONEOldtime waist reducer
whaleboneelastic horny substance in the upper jaw of some whales
whalebonea light flexible substance consisting of the baleen plates of whales