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furniture

[ fur-ni-cher ]

noun

  1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like.
  2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something.
  3. equipment for streets and other public areas, as lighting standards, signs, benches, or litter bins.
  4. Also called bearer,. Printing. pieces of wood or metal, less than type high, set in and about pages of type to fill them out and hold the type in place in a chase.


furniture

/ ˈɜːɪʃə /

noun

  1. the movable, generally functional, articles that equip a room, house, etc
  2. the equipment necessary for a ship, factory, etc
  3. printing lengths of wood, plastic, or metal, used in assembling formes to create the blank areas and to surround the type
  4. the wooden parts of a rifle
  5. obsolete.
    the full armour, trappings, etc, for a man and horse
  6. the attitudes or characteristics that are typical of a person or thing

    the furniture of the murderer's mind

  7. part of the furniture informal.
    someone or something that is so long established in an environment as to be accepted as an integral part of it

    he has been here so long that he is part of the furniture

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڳܰ·Ծ·ٳܰ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of furniture1

1520–30; < French fourniture, derivative of fournir to furnish
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of furniture1

C16: from French fourniture , from fournir to equip, furnish
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The US still relies heavily on Chinese manufacturing to meet its own domestic demand – think phones, computers, semiconductors, furniture, clothes and, of course, toys.

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An element of romance permeates the Spotlight’s interior, with an intimate dance space and a sumptuous lounge area outfitted with Persian rugs, Victorian-style furniture and steam trunks that double as coffee tables.

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She says she tried to turn each empty house into a home, but getting financial help for new furniture or redecorating costs was impossible.

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The legendary saga of “meat chair,” a wildly expensive single item of patio furniture that was, for a time, regretfully on display in the deli area, hence the name.

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Brand names written on the ring canvas and a sports drink brand synonymous with YouTuber-turned-wrestler Logan Paul, who faced AJ Styles on Sunday, have become a common part of WWE furniture in recent years.

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