"ossature" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒsətjʊə/ [UK], /ˈɑsət͡ʃəɹ/ [US] Forms: ossatures [plural]
Etymology: From French ossature, from Latin os (“bone”) + -ature. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|ossature}} French ossature, {{uder|en|la|os||bone}} Latin os (“bone”), {{suffix|en||ature}} + -ature Head templates: {{en-noun}} ossature (plural ossatures)
  1. A skeletal framework; an underlying structure.
    Sense id: en-ossature-en-noun-D1VQ-MaF
  2. (architecture) Any supporting framework under a vault, roof etc. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-ossature-en-noun-NsmUWuy4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ature, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ature: 24 76 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 70 Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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