furniture

fur·ni·ture

This sofa is a piece of furniture.

noun

Furniture is defined as moveable things like tables, chairs and sofas that are used to make a house or building a comfortable place to live.

An example of furniture is a couch or a chair or a table.

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furniture

Obs. the act of furnishing
the things, usually movable, in a room, apartment, etc. which equip it for living, as chairs, sofas, tables, beds, etc.
the necessary equipment of a machine, ship, trade, etc.
Archaic full equipment for a man and horse, as armor, harness, etc.
Printing pieces of wood, metal, or plastic used to fill in blank areas in type forms

Origin of furniture

French fourniture from fournir, furnish

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furniture

noun

The movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working.
Archaic Necessary equipment, as for a saddle horse or sailing ship.

Origin of furniture

Old French fourniture from fournir to furnish ; see furnish .

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Noun

(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 woman does not even have one stick of furniture moved in yet.
How much furniture did they leave behind?
A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture.
The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.
Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.

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.

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