In plural. The skeleton; (hence) the body, the person.

A skeleton; (hence) a thin or emaciated person. Formerly also: †a body for dissection; a representation or model of the skeleton (obsolete).

With singular and plural agreement. Formerly: the bones of a human or animal, a skeleton; (also) a very thin or undernourished person or animal. In…

A skeleton. Obsolete. rare.

A skeleton. Also figurative.

The bones or bony framework of an animal body considered as a whole; also, more generally, the harder (supporting or covering) constituent part…

pop. A skeleton. arch.

A skeleton. Cf. anatomy, n. 9, notomy, n. Now rare.

A skeleton.

The internal supporting structure of the body; the skeleton; the bone structure. Frequently figurative.

concrete. A skeleton; (also) skeletons, osteological specimens. rare.

transferred. A supporting framework.