armature

armature is a Noun

Definition:

[1] Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.

[2] A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force.

[3] Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. Oxf. Gloss.