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- Framework - n. - The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.
- Framework - n. - Work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom.
- Cirrhosis - n. - A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs, caused by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the proper substance of the organ.
- Partner - n. - A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like.
- Jaw - n. - One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
- Dumb-waiter - n. - A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.; also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves.
- Gate - n. - An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of exit.
- Fulcrum - n. - The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.
- Shield - n. - A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
- Framework - n. - The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.
- Gocart - n. - A framework moving on casters, designed to support children while learning to walk.
- Polity - n. - The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole.
- Flesh - n. - The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the muscles.
- Cribbing - n. - A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc.
- Trabecula - n. - A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in the framework of an organ part.
- Wicket - n. - A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top.
- Timber - n. - A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for building, or already framed; collectively, the larger pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the covering or boarding.
- Cradle - n. - A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.
- Trestle - n. - A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.
- Replum - n. - The framework of some pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off.
- Hearse - n. - A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.
- Skeleton - n. - The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages.
- Guard - v. t. - An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft against collision.
- Granulose - n. - The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.
- Bone - n. - Fig.: The framework of anything.
- Needlework - n. - The combination of timber and plaster making the outside framework of some houses.
- Skeleton - n. - The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.