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Meaning
Noun
●
In Furniture:
Large
movable
item(s), usually in a
room
, which enhance(s) the
room
's
characteristics
,
functionally
or decoratively.
●
The
harness
,
trappings
etc. of a
horse
,
hawk
, or other animal.
●
Fittings, such as
handles
, of a
door
,
coffin
, or other
wooden
item.
●
An
accompanying
enhancing
feature
, or
feature
s
collectively
;
embellishment
,
decoration
, trimming.
●
In Firearms:
The
stock
and
forearm
of a weapon.
●
In Printing:
The
pieces
of
wood
or
metal
put
round
pages
of type to make
proper
margins
and
fill
the
spaces
between the
pages
and the chase.
●
In Mass media:
Any
material
on the
page
other than
the
body text
and
pictures
of
articles
;
for example
,
headlines
,
datelines
and
dinkuses
,
lines
and
symbols
(though in
earlier
use, only non-text
elements
of
page
design, such as
lines
and
symbols
).
●
In Music:
A type of
mixture
organ
stop.
●
Draped
coverings
and
hangings
;
bedsheets
,
tablecloths
,
tapestries
, etc.
●
Clothing with which a person is
furnished
;
apparel
, outfit.
●
Arms and
armor
,
equipment
of war.
●
Equipment for work,
apparatus
,
tools
, instruments.
●
Condiments of a salad.
●
Stock, supply,
stores
, provisions.
●
Contents; that with which something is
filled
or stocked.
●
Impressive-looking
books
used for
filling out
the
collection
of a
private
library.
●
The
action
of
furnishing
or supplying.
●
The
condition
of being
equipped
,
prepared
, or
mentally
cultivated.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
furniture
English
fourniture
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
fournir
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Furnishings
Decor
Chairs
Sofas
Appliances
Flooring
Upholstery
Crockery
Carpet
Rugs
Carpeting
Kitchen
DéCor
Clothing
Clothes
Bedding
House
Equipment
Mattresses
Decoration
Jewelry
Wood
Kitchenware
Interiors
Accessories
Sofa
Decorations
Room
Carpets
Cabinetry
Lighting
Interior
Chair
Home
Items
Rooms
Fabric
Space
Timber
Apparel
Toys
Products
Furnishing
Leather
Fabrics
Fixtures
Paint
Building
Plateware
Footwear
Desk
Living Room
Interior Design
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