furniture
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furniture/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 the movable articles that are used to make a room or building suitable for living or working in, such as tables, chairs, or desks.
- 2 the small accessories or fittings that are required for a particular task or function.
– phrases
part of the furniture informal a person or thing that has become so familiar as to be unquestioned or unnoticed.
part of the furniture informal a person or thing that has become so familiar as to be unquestioned or unnoticed.
– origin C16: from Fr. fourniture, from fournir ‘to furnish’.
'furniture' also found in these Oxford entries:
afrormosia
- antimacassar
- antique
- appointment
- armchair
- armoire
- bamboo
- BarcaLounger
- barometer
- bed
- beeswax
- bentwood
- Biedermeier
- bombé
- boulle
- bow-fronted
- box spring
- breakfront
- buffet
- buffet
- buhl
- bunk bed
- bureau
- burl
- button-back
- cabinet
- cabinetmaker
- cabriole leg
- call
- camelback
- canapé
- caned
- canterbury
- carcass
- carver
- castor
- cellaret
- chaise longue
- chandelier
- charpoy
- chenille
- chesterfield
- chest of drawers
- chick
- chiffonier
- chinoiserie
- chipboard
- Chippendale
- close-stool
- coffee table
