armature
noun
, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\
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architecture, cadre, configuration, edifice, fabric, frame, framework, framing, infrastructure, shell, skeleton, structure
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The figures, even in armature form, seemed to interact with him and appreciate his perfectionism.’’ Neil Carl Estern was born in Brooklyn on April 18, 1926, to parents of Russian Jewish ancestry. — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, "Neil Estern, 93, sculptor who depicted strength yet fragility of FDR," 3 Aug. 2019 Countless dollars were spent to construct that rocket and the huge steel armature that cradled it. — Rachel Slade, BostonGlobe.com, "50 years ago, we walked on the moon but we’re still not sure why," 28 June 2019 The stripes are iron bars from the Statue of Liberty’s original armature created by Gustave Eiffel. — Alexi Lubomirski; Fashion Editor: Joanna Hillman, Harper's BAZAAR, "Diane von Furstenberg Talks Bringing the New Statue of Liberty Museum to Life," 13 May 2019 The crisscrossing bands are not attached to some underlying armature, but the structure itself poured from self-consolidating concrete that makes for a smooth, unblemished surface. — Julie V. Iovine., WSJ, "A Shrine to Honor Service," 24 Oct. 2018 For Friday’s class, Sifton created a series of wire armatures, metal frameworks around which sculptors could add styling clay in various poses. — Sara Cardine, latimes.com, "Bond between horses, humans celebrated at Chilao School’s annual ‘Models in the Mountains’," 20 June 2018 Denise Fasanello, a New York florist, interprets topiary even more loosely, winding button ferns or creeping fig around a round, metal armature to create a leafy, obstreperous ball. — Cynthia Kling, WSJ, "Laid-Back Topiary for Your Winter Windowsill," 12 Oct. 2018 Vining plants like ivies and some ferns, which don’t feature a woody stalk, can be wound up a support and then trained in a round wire plant armature, available at any craft store. — Cynthia Kling, WSJ, "Laid-Back Topiary for Your Winter Windowsill," 12 Oct. 2018 The art lies not only in the fresh efficacy of idea and utterance, but in the story’s armature, its determining designs. — William Giraldi, The Seattle Times, "Glen David Gold’s new memoir is ‘a soiree of heart-wreck wised up by humor’," 9 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'armature.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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