armature

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively.
2. 2
   Armor, such as a suit of armor, weapons and other military equipment.
3. 3
   The art of using arms and armour in combat; skill at arms; a mode or manner of armed combat.
4. 4
   The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.
5. 5
   The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
6. 6
   A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
7. 7
   A supporting framework in a sculpture.
8. 8
   A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
9. 9
   A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle.
10. 10
    Any apparatus for defence.
11. 11
    The frame of a pair of glasses.

Verb

1. 1
   To provide with an armature (any sense).