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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Furniture \Fur"ni*ture\, n. [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.) A mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: furniture n : artifacts that make a room ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" [syn: {piece of furniture}, {article of furniture}]
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