the hard white material that makes up the skeleton of people and animals
The dog buried a bone in the garden.
She broke a bone in her arm while skating.
✦ Old English “bān”, related to Old Frisian “bēn”, meaning the hard part of the body.
to remove the bones from meat or fish
The chef boned the chicken before cooking it.
She is learning how to bone a fish without wasting meat.
✦ From the noun “bone”, meaning to take the bone out.
a rectangular playing piece used in games like dominoes; also called a domino tile
He slapped the bone on the table to start the game.
Grandma keeps her domino bones in a velvet pouch.
✦ Transferred sense from earlier dice made of animal bone.
the curved bone just below each eye that makes the upper part of your cheek stick out
The boxer winced as the referee examined the cut above his cheekbone.
Many fashion models have high cheekbones that make their faces look sculpted.
✦ Old English "céacbān" (jaw-bone), from "céac" (cheek) + "bān" (bone); modern spelling settled in the 17th century.
