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; bone, -ed ³

Example Sentences

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

“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

Fiona said she boned up for the task by watching “one YouTube video that we didn’t even finish. We watched the first five minutes.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2020

Small, delicately boned, she was fastidious about eyeliner and lipstick.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides