boned

[ bohnd ]

/ boʊnd /

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adjective

having a particular kind of bone or bony structure (used in combination): beautifully boned; raw-boned; small-boned.

having the bones taken out; cooked or served with the bones removed: boned chicken; boned veal.

braced or supported with stays, as a corset.

fertilized with bone: boned land.

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Origin of boned

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at bone, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM boned

well-boned, adjective

Words nearby boned

boneblack, bone cell, bone china, bone conduction, bone-crushing, boned, bone density, bone-dry, bone earth, bone felon, bonefish

How to use boned in a sentence

The further forward bare-boned science goes, however, the more forceful the counter- response.
Honey Boo Boo, Snake Oil, and Ebola: The Weird World of Young Living Essential Oils|Kent Sepkowitz|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With her cascade of red, twirling hair and pale, fine-boned face.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And so we were off again, discussing cutting style, Christmas dinner, and boned versus unboned hams.
This Book Will Change the Way You Eat|Lucas Wittmann|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Redundancy in general remains an issue for Wolcott: “white-boned,” “pale-moon,” “bulk-sized,” “streaming cataract,” “forlorn rue.”
The Obligation to be Interesting: James Wolcott’s “Critical Mass”|William Giraldi|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Lulu also uses tapenade to stuff a boned leg of lamb and to accompany grilled fish and roasts.
Alice Waters’ Favorite Vineyard|Sophie Menin|August 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This problem was solved by a native coming along driving a raw-boned horse before a rickety wagon.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Many of the horses were sleek, glossy, and fine-limbed, like racers; others were strong-boned and rough.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
He had a square, rigid-boned face, and deep-set dark grey eyes, and a good head of black hair threaded with silver.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The non-commissioned officer was a tall Kentuckian, over six feet high, lank and raw-boned.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen|Oliver Optic
The low-ceiled dining-room suddenly shrank about the big-boned, long legged hill man.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson