Definition of collarbone
: clavicle
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Move over thigh gaps and exposed collarbones, there’s a new viral body-shaming trend in town: Barbie feet.
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Her dress' cowl neckline was somewhat reminiscent of Meghan's collarbone-bearing Givenchy wedding gown.
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Busby played last season for the Flint Firebirds of the OHL and has recovered from two collarbone fractures during his amateur career.
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In 1968, construction workers near Anzick, Montana, unearthed the partial skeleton of an infant boy: fragments of his skull, his left collarbone, and a few ribs.
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The latest usage in the last few months is from the collarbone to the top of the nipples.
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Hairstylist Christine Symonds styled her hair in a low chignon with a Jennifer Behr black net face veiling, while Danielle Frankel pearl drop earrings grazed her collarbones.
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Police arrived and found Gray, who had been shot in the chest, below the neck around her collarbone area.
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Her dress, with a flowing train 16 feet long, was dazzling pure white, wide-necked and minimal, leaving her collarbones bare, à la Audrey Hepburn.
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First Known Use of collarbone
15th century
COLLARBONE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of collarbone for English Language Learners
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: a bone that connects the shoulder to the base of the neck
COLLARBONE Defined for Kids
Definition of collarbone for Students
: a bone of the shoulder joined to the breastbone and the shoulder blade
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