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(noun) framing
a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention; the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held
(noun) skeletal frame, skeleton, underframe
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
the building has a steel skeleton
(noun) material body, physical body, physique, human body, soma, shape, anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form
alternative names for the body of a human being
Leonardo studied the human body; he has a strong physique; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
(noun) systema skeletale, skeletal system, skeleton
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
(noun) frame of reference
a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
(noun) inning
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
make up plans or basic details for
frame a policy
(verb) couch, put, redact, cast
formulate in a particular style or language
I wouldn't put it that way; She cast her request in very polite language
enclose in or as if in a frame
frame a picture
(verb) frame up
construct by fitting or uniting parts together
(verb) ensnare, entrap, set up
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
I was set up!; The innocent man was framed by the police