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• past participle of bone.
• past tense form of bone.

boned

American  

[bohnd] / boʊnd /

adjective

1. having a particular kind of bone or bony structure (used in combination).

   beautifully boned; raw-boned; small-boned.

2. having the bones taken out; cooked or served with the bones removed.

   boned chicken; boned veal.

3. braced or supported with stays, as a corset.

4. fertilized with bone.

   boned land.

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Other Word Forms

• well-boned
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of boned

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at bone, -ed ³

Example Sentences

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boned

Zeigen, who wears his hair shorn tight to his head, emphasizing his finely boned face and huge brown eyes, began by describing his mother.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024

In 1989, a year after he finished his military service, he boned up on the language with a monthlong crash course in Budapest.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

“I’m almost 6-feet-tall and big boned, we’ll call it. I don’t look like the people you see on TV,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

Spencer’s Victorian-inspired gown was made with intricate floral lace and has long slightly-puffed sleeves, boned corset, high collar and several buttons.

From Fox News ● Jul. 25, 2021

Frail-looking, delicately boned, the young man would not have wanted to be a soldier and in his heart would have feared performing badly in battle.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien