English Dictionary

furniture

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/

noun

(now usually uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

I need to buy some new furniture for my living room.

意味（1）

(now usually uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

The woman does not even have one stick of furniture moved in yet.

意味（2）

The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.

We commend a horse because he is strong and nimble,[…]and not for his furniture: a greyhound for his swiftnesse, not for his collar: a hawke for her wing, not for her cranes or bells.

意味（3）

Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.

[…]a new universal pistol, one to be carried by each man, with a 9-inch barrel of musket-bore and an iron ramrod carried in the holster; the furniture was reduced to just a brass trigger guard (no butt-plate), and some were fitted with Nock's lock.

意味（4）

(obsolete) An accompanying enhancing feature, or features collectively; embellishment, decoration, trimming.

A Scythian Shepherd, so imbelliſhed

With Natures pride, and richeſt furniture?

His looks do menace heauen & dare the Gods,

A Scythian Shepherd, so imbelliſhed With Natures pride, and richeſt furniture? His looks do menace heauen & dare the Gods, His fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth.

意味（5）

(firearms) The stock and forearm of a weapon.

意味（6）

(printing, historical) 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.

意味（7）

(journalism) Any material on the page other than the text and pictures of stories.

意味（8）

(music) A type of mixture organ stop.

意味（9）

(archaic) Draped coverings and hangings; bedsheets, tablecloths, tapestries, etc.

意味（10）

(obsolete) Clothing with which a person is furnished; apparel, outfit.

意味（11）

(obsolete) Arms and armor, equipment of war.

意味（12）

(archaic) Equipment for work, apparatus, tools, instruments.

意味（13）

(obsolete, in the plural) Condiments of a salad.

意味（14）

(obsolete) Stock, supply, stores, provisions.

意味（15）

(obsolete) Contents; that with which something is filled or stocked.

意味（16）

(bookselling) Impressive-looking books used for filling out the collection of a private library.

意味（17）

(obsolete) The action of furnishing or supplying.

意味（18）

(obsolete) The condition of being equipped, prepared, or mentally cultivated.