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Osteology [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A description of the bones; that part of anatomy which treats of the bones.

2. The system of animal bones.

Osteology [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.

Texture Roget’s Thesaurus §329

N. structure (form) 240, organization, # anatomy, frame, mold, fabric, construction, framework, carcass, architecture, stratification, cleavage, substance, stuff, compages, parenchyma, constitution, staple, organism, organography, osteology, myology, splanchnology, neurology, angiography, adeology, angiography, adenography, texture, surface texture, intertexture, contexture, tissue, grain, web, surface, warp and woof, warp and weft, tooth, nap, flatness (smoothness) 255, fineness of grain, coarseness of grain, dry goods, silk, satin, muslin, burlap, histology

Adj. structural, organic, anatomic, anatomical, textural, textile, fine grained, coarse grained, fine, delicate, subtile, gossamery, filmy, silky, satiny, coarse, homespun, rough, gritty, smooth, smooth as silk, smooth as satin