furniture
[ fur-ni-cher ]
/ ˈfɜr nɪ tʃər /
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noun
the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like.
fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something.
equipment for streets and other public areas, as lighting standards, signs, benches, or litter bins.
Also called bearer, dead metal. 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.
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Origin of furniture
OTHER WORDS FROM furniture
fur·ni·ture·less, adjectiveWords nearby furniture
furnish, furnished, furnishing, furnishings, furnit., furniture, furniture beetle, Furnivall, furo, furocoumarin, furor
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furniture
/ (ˈfɜːnɪtʃə) /
noun
Word Origin for furniture
C16: from French fourniture, from fournir to equip, furnish
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