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Webster 1913 Edition
Furniture
1.
That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment.
The form and all the
furniture
of the earth. Tillotson.
The thoughts which make the
furniture
of their minds. M. Arnold.
2.
Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc.
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.
4.
(Mus.)
A mixed or compound stop in an organ; – sometimes called mixture.
Webster 1828 Edition
Furniture
FUR'NITURE
, n.1.
Goods, vessels, utensils and other appendages necessary or convenient for housekeeping; whatever is added to the interior of a house or apartment, for use or convenience.2.
Appendages; that which is added for use or ornament; as the earth with all its furniture.3.
Equipage; ornaments; decorations; in a very general sense.