BONY


Meaning of BONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ boʊni ]

1.

Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones.

...an old man with a bony face and white hair...

He poked a long bony finger in Billy’s chest.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

The bony parts of a person’s or animal’s body are the parts made of bone.

...the bony ridge of the eye socket.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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