See Also: armature(medicine)
armature(dictionary)
armature(dictionary)

armature (iou)



armature noun. LME.
[French from Latin armatura, from armat- pa. ppl stem of armare ARM verb1: see -URE.]
Arms, armour. arch. LME.
fig.: Sir T. Browne Not the armour of Achilles, but the Armature of St. Paul.
Armed troops. LME-M18.
The art of fighting with armour. LME-E18.
Defensive covering (or occas. offensive apparatus) of animals or plants. E18.
a. A keeper for a magnet. M18.
b. The iron core of an electromagnetic machine together with the windings which carry the induced electromotive force. Also, the moving part of a relay, electric bell, or similar device. M19.
An internal framework to support a sculpture during construction. E20.