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gaunt
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gaunt \Gaunt\, a. [Cf. Norw. gand a thin pointed stick, a tall
and thin man, and W. gwan weak.]
Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager;
pinched and grim. "The gaunt mastiff." --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
A mysterious but visible pestilence, striding gaunt and
fleshless across our land. --Nichols.
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