Etymology: (1520–30; < F fourniture, der. of fournir to furnish)
Definition of 'furniture'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture furnishings that make a room or other areaready for occupancy "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
1. (noun)furniture chairs, tables, sofas, and other objects put into a house or office office furniture; a piece of furniture
Definition of 'furniture'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)furniture that with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment
2. (verb)furniture articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc
3. (verb)furniture the necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc
4. (verb)furniture the masts and rigging of a ship
7. (verb)furniture 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
8. (verb)furniture a mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture