A rigid structure which supports and gives shape to a building, ship, piece of furniture, etc.; the rough timber work of a building, composed of…

The form or structural type of a building or a ship. Obsolete.

The shell or skeleton of a building. Obsolete.

A wooden framework, usually plastered, which formed the basic structure of many medieval houses. Obsolete. rare.

Framed work; a framework (of a building, etc.); a frame or set or system of frames.

The skeleton or carcass of a building or a ship.

Any of various types of wooden framework used as a structural member in building. Cf. case, n.2 5b, cage-work, n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

Architecture. A long horizontal load-bearing beam which forms part of the wall of a building, esp. one which supports the wall over an opening such…

a light wooden framework fitted together to form the skeleton of a building, typically having the vertical timbers extending the full height of the…

concrete. Occasionally used for: Structural material. Now spec. the basic structure (walls, floor, roof) of a building.

a system of building using balloon frames; (also concrete) such a frame or building; = balloon frame n.

Architecture. Esp. with reference to medieval buildings: the wooden or metal framework around which a building is constructed; a piece or section of…

a framework, esp. of a building, made of steel; also figurative; frequently attributive.