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Light-boned   /laɪt-boʊnd/   Listen
Light-boned

adjective
1.
Having a bone structure that is light with respect to the surrounding flesh.





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"Light-boned" Quotes from Famous Books



... the celebrated Miss Berber. A small, slim woman, obviously light-boned and supple, she seemed to move forward like a ripple. Her naturally pale face, with its curved scarlet lips and slanting eyes, was set on a long neck, and round her small head a heavy swathe of black hair was held by huge scarlet pins. Her dress, cut in ...
— The Nest Builder • Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale


Words linked to "Light-boned" :   frail


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