emaciate

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But such a march as this, of woe-begone, emaciate, skeleton bands, is not to be counted as among war's pomps and glories.

From David Crockett His Life and Adventures by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

He retired a fugitive with eight thousand men in his train, ragged, emaciate and mutilated.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Chisca, the chieftain, was far advanced in years, a feeble, emaciate old man of very diminutive stature.

From Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

The features become sharper, and sometimes the whole body begins to emaciate, while the pulse quickens.

From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Knowlton, Charles

The king, pale, emaciate, and with death staring him in the face, was bolstered in his bed.

From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)