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FURNITURE
furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture
(noun) furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; “they had too much furniture for the small apartment”; “there was only one piece of furniture in the room”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
furniture (usually uncountable, plural furnitures)
(now usually uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.
Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.
(firearms) The stock and forearm of a weapon.
(printing, historical) The pieces of wood or metal put round pages of type to make proper margins and fill the spaces between the pages and the chase.
(journalism) Any material on the page other than the text and pictures of stories.
Usage notes
• Before the end of the nineteenth century, the plural furnitures existed in Standard English in both the U.S. and the U.K.; during the twentieth century, however, it ceased to be used by native speakers.
• A single item of furniture, such as a chair or a table, is often called a piece of furniture.
• In many languages "piece of furniture" is one word, and often its plural form is the equivalent of the English "furniture".
Hyponyms
• See also furniture
Meronyms
• drawer
• wardrobe
Source: Wiktionary
Fur"ni*ture, n. Etym: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
1. That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment. The form and all the furniture of the earth. Tillotson. The thoughts which make the furniture of their minds. M. Arnold.
2. Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc.
3. The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc. (a) (Naut.) The masts and rigging of a ship. (b) (Mil.) The mountings of a gun. (c) Builders' hardware such as locks, door and window trimmings. (d) (Print) Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height than the type, placed around the pages or other matter in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the form in its place in the chase.
4. (Mus.)
Definition: A mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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