Also means
chassis
Usage Note
Bastidor has two main senses: in art and crafts, it is a stretcher frame for canvas or embroidery (bastidor de bordado); in engineering it is the chassis or structural frame of a vehicle or machine. The plural phrase entre bastidores (behind the scenes) is a very common idiom in Spanish.
Examples
"Ella borda flores en un bastidor de madera."
Natural Translation
She embroiders flowers on a wooden frame.
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