Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A framework or skeleton, as for a building or statue.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In architecture, the framework or skeleton of a building or part of a building, as the ribs of a groined vault, the timber or metal frame of a roof, or the iron frame supporting a stained-glass window.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- From French ossature, from Latin os ("bone") + -ature. (Wiktionary)
- French, from Latin os, oss-, bone; see os2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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ruzuzu So what's the difference between an armature and an ossature? Mar 21, 2012