armature

A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively.

Armor, such as a suit of armor, weapons and other military equipment.

The art of using arms and armour in combat; skill at arms; a mode or manner of armed combat.

The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.

The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.

A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.

A supporting framework in a sculpture.

A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.

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.

Any apparatus for defence.