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Furniture \Fur"ni*ture\, n. [F. fourniture. See {Furnish}, v.
t.]
1. That with which anything is furnished or supplied;
supplies; outfit; equipment.
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The form and all the furniture of the earth.
--Tillotson.
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The thoughts which make the furniture of their
minds. --M. Arnold.
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2. Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or
apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets,
curtains, pictures, vases, etc.
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3. The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a
carriage, a ship, etc.
(a) (Naut.) The masts and rigging of a ship.
(b) (Mil.) The mountings of a gun.
(c) Builders' hardware such as locks, door and window
trimmings.
(d) (Print) Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height
than the type, placed around the pages or other matter
in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the
form in its place in the chase.
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4. (Mus.) A mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes
called mixture.
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