单词 | bone framework |
释义 | > as lemmasbone framework bone framework n. now rare the bone structure or skeleton of an animal; cf. bone structure n. 1. ΚΠ 1883 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 25 Nov. 10/5 On Thursday..he passed..the vertebra of something resembling the bone framework of a lizzard [sic] or fish about three inches in length. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 11 Aug. 7/2 The horses were different, for their bone-framework was no longer visible. 1959 Jrnl. Ecol. 47 320 The better grazings of the lowlands supplying them [sc. ewe lambs] with the mineral wherewithal to build a sturdy bone framework for the rest of their lives. < as lemmas |
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