Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Fleshless
Fleshless as a joint of cane.
—Irvin S. Cobb
Fleshless as bars of steel.
—Alexandre Dumas, père
Fleshless as the talons of a hawk.
—Edwin Markham
Fleshless as a skeleton.
—Bernardin de Saint-Pierre