collarbone

See also: collar-bone and collar bone

English

Alternative forms

• collar-bone
• collar bone

Etymology

From Middle English colar bane; equivalent to collar +‎ bone.

Noun

collarbone (plural collarbones)

1. The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.

Synonyms

• clavicle

Derived terms

• collarboned

 

Translations

clavicle — see clavicle