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From French fourniture (“‘a supply, or the act of furnishing’”) < fournir (“‘to furnish’”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/, SAMPA: /"f3:nItS@/
- (US) IPA: /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/, SAMPA: /"f3`nItS@`/
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Noun
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Singular furniture |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural furnitures |
furniture (countable and uncountable; plural furnitures)
- (archaic) The harness, trappings etc. of a horse or other animal.
- An item, or, used collectively, items, usually in a room, which enhance the room's characteristics, functionally and/or decoratively.
Usage notes
- Before the end of the nineteenth century, the plural furnitures existed in Standard English in both the U.S. and the U.K.; during the twentieth century, however, it ceased to be used by native speakers.
- A single item of furniture, such as a chair or a table, is often called a piece of furniture.
Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:furniture
Meronyms
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External links
- furniture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- furniture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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