From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scaffolding
n 1: a system of scaffolds [syn: scaffolding, staging]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scaffolding \Scaf"fold*ing\, n.
1. A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of
the body. --Pope.
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2. Materials for building scaffolds.
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