noun an instrument, apparatus, or device for a particular purpose or use.
a piece of equipment, usually operated electrically, especially for use in the home or for performance of domestic chores, as a refrigerator, washing machine, or toaster.
Archaic a measure; stratagem.
verb (used with object), ap·pli·anced, ap·pli·anc·ing. to equip with appliances: a fully applianced kitchen.
Origin of appliance First recorded in
1555–65; apply +
-ance Related forms re·ap·pli·ance , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for appliance Contemporary Examples of appliance So what, exactly, had happened, how did Proofpoint figure it out, and what should appliance owners around the world do now?
The animal rescue unit was stood down before it reached Bucklebury and the appliance returned home.
It kind of looks like an appliance you would legitimately have in your kitchen.
Historical Examples of appliance And, indeed, every means and appliance of bodily comfort was at hand.
The appliance for lifting the bucket was of the most primitive type.
This required drills, fuse-powder, and all the appliance of the quarry.
So does every tool, appliance , and machine we use, and so do all the people with whom we interact.
No horses, after this appliance , were afflicted with sore backs.
British Dictionary definitions for appliance noun a machine or device, esp an electrical one used domestically
any piece of equipment having a specific function
a device fitted to a machine or tool to adapt it for a specific purpose
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Word Origin and History for appliance n. 1560s, "action of putting into use," from apply + -ance . Meaning "instrument, thing applied for a purpose" is from 1590s.
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n. A dental or surgical device designed to perform a therapeutic or corrective function.
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