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boned

Syllabification: (boned)
Pronunciation: /bōnd/
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Definition of boned

adjective

[attributive]
  • 1(of meat or fish) having had the bones removed before cooking or serving:boned turkey with cranberry stuffing
  • 2 [in combination] (of a person) having bones of the specified type:she was fine-boned and boyishly slim
  • 3(of a garment) stiffened with strips of plastic or whalebone to give shape to the figure or the garment.

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