Meaning

2 senses
  1. A skeletal framework; an underlying structure.

  2. Any supporting framework under a vault, roof etc.

Origin

From French ossature, from Latin os (“bone”) + -ature.

From French ossature, from Latin os (“bone”) + -ature.

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