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armature

ar.ma.ture \'a:r-m*-.chu.(*)r, -ch*r, -.t(y)u.(*)r\ n [L armatura armor, 
   equipment, fr. armatus] 1: an organ or structure (as teeth, thorns) for 
   offense or defense  2a: a piece of soft iron or steel that connects the 
   poles of a magnet or of adjacent magnets 2b: the movable part of a dynamo 
   or motor consisting essentially of coils of wire around an iron core 2c: 
   the movable part of an electromagnetic device