furniture Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
    piece of furniture; article of furniture.
    • they had too much furniture for the small apartment
    • there was only one piece of furniture in the room

WordNet

Fur"ni*ture noun
Etymology
F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.
Definitions
  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 1913