Толковый словарь английского языка - skeleton
Skeleton
skeleton
I. noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos dried up; akin to Greek skellein to dry up, sklēros hard and perhaps to Old English sceald shallow Date: 1578 a usually rigid supportive or protective structure or framework of an organism, something reduced to its minimum form or essential parts, an emaciated person or animal, 4. something forming a structural framework, the straight or branched chain or ring of atoms that forms the basic structure of an organic molecule, something shameful and kept secret (as in a family), ~ic adjective II. adjective Date: 1778 of, consisting of, or resembling a ~
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n. 1 a a hard internal or external framework of bones, cartilage, shell, woody fibre, etc., supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant. b the dried bones of a human being or other animal fastened together in the same relative positions as in life. 2 the supporting framework or structure or essential part of a thing. 3 a very thin or emaciated person or animal. 4 the remaining part of anything after its life or usefulness is gone. 5 an outline sketch, an epitome or abstract. 6 (attrib.) having only the essential or minimum number of persons, parts, etc. (skeleton plan; skeleton staff). Phrases and idioms skeleton at the feast something that spoils one's pleasure; an intrusive worry. skeleton in the cupboard (US closet) a discreditable or embarrassing fact kept secret. skeleton key a key designed to fit many locks by having the interior of the bit hollowed. Derivatives skeletal adj. skeletally adv. skeletonize v.tr. (also -ise). Etymology: mod.L f. Gk, neut. of skeletos dried-up f. skello dry up ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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