skeleton

skeleton is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.

[2] The more or less firm or hardened framework of an invertebrate animal.

[3] Hence, figuratively:

[4] A very thin or lean person.

[5] The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages. The great skeleton of the world. Sir M. Hale.

[6] The heads and outline of a literary production, especially of a sermon.

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