the movable, generally functional, articles that equip a room, house, etc the equipment necessary for a ship, factory, etc lengths of wood, plastic, or metal, used in assembling formes to create the blank areas and to surround the type - See door furniture, street furniture
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fur•ni•ture /ˈfɜrnɪtʃɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Furnituremovable articles, such as tables, chairs, or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like.
fur•ni•ture
(fûr′ni chər),USA pronunciation n.
fur′ni•ture•less, adj.
- Furniturethe 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.
- Architectureequipment for streets and other public areas, as lighting standards, signs, benches, or litter bins.
- PrintingAlso called bearer, dead metal. 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.
- French fourniture, derivative of fournir to furnish
- 1520–30
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