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atomy

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at·o·my 1  (t-m)
n. pl. at·o·mies Archaic
1. A tiny particle; a mote.
2. A tiny being.

[From Latin atom, pl. of atomus, atom; see atom.]

at·o·my 2  (t-m)
n. pl. at·o·mies Archaic
A gaunt person; a skeleton.

[From an atomy, respelling of anatomy.]

atomy1
n pl -mies Archaic
1. an atom or minute particle
2. a minute creature
[from Latin atomī atoms, but used as if singular; see atom]

atomy2
n pl -mies
an obsolete word for skeleton
[from mistaken division of anatomy (as if an atomy)]

atomy
Obsolete, a skeleton.
See also: Bones


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Hour after hour we slopped along, by the roaring torrent, and under noble Lesser Alps which were clothed in rich velvety green all the way up and had little atomy Swiss homes perched upon grassy benches along their mist-dimmed heights.
 
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