SKEL'ETON, n. [L. calleo, callus.] 1. The bones of an animal body, separated from the flesh and retained in their natural position or connections. When the bones are connected by the natural ligaments, it is called a natural skeleton; when by wires, or any foreign substance, an artificial skeleton.2. The compages, general structure or frame of any thing; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages.3. A very thin or lean person.
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