furniture+etc

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• furniture van — noun A long, high sided van for transporting furniture, etc, eg when moving house • • • Main Entry: ↑furniture * * * ˈfurniture van [furniture van] noun (BrE) …   Useful english dictionary

• Furniture music — Furniture music, or in French musique d’ameublement (sometimes more literally translated as furnishing music), is background music originally played by live performers. The term was coined by Erik Satie in 1917. Contents 1 Satie s compositions… …   Wikipedia

• Furniture — Fur ni*ture, n. [F. fourniture. See {Furnish}, v. t.] 1. That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment. [1913 Webster] The form and all the furniture of the earth. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] The thoughts which make …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• furniture — [fʉr′ni chər] n. [Fr fourniture < fournir, FURNISH] 1. Obs. the act of furnishing 2. the things, usually movable, in a room, apartment, etc. which equip it for living, as chairs, sofas, tables, beds, etc. 3. the necessary equipment of a… …   English World dictionary

• furniture — 1520s, act of furnishing, from M.Fr. fourniture, from fournir furnish (see FURNISH (Cf. furnish)). Sense of chairs, tables, etc.; household stuff (1570s) is unique to English; most other European languages derive their words for this from L.… …   Etymology dictionary

• furniture industry — Introduction       all the companies and activities involved in the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of functional and decorative objects of household equipment.       The modern manufacture of furniture, as distinct from its design,… …   Universalium

• furniture — n. 1 the movable equipment of a house, room, etc., e.g. tables, chairs, and beds. 2 Naut. a ship s equipment, esp. tackle etc. 3 accessories, e.g. the handles and lock of a door. 4 Printing pieces of wood or metal placed round or between type to… …   Useful english dictionary

• furniture — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ antique, period ▪ an 18th century town house, complete with period furniture ▪ contemporary, modern ▪ fine, quality …   Collocations dictionary

• furniture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Movable equipment for office, home, etc. See also light, music. Nouns 1. furniture, [home] furnishings, household effects, movables. 2. seat, throne, dais; [Adirondack, Bath, Barcelona, barber, basket,… …   English dictionary for students

• furniture*/*/ — [ˈfɜːnɪtʃə] noun [U] the chairs, tables, beds, cupboards etc that you put in a room or house so that you can live in it modern/antique furniture[/ex] • Furniture is never used in the plural and cannot be used with a: That s a lovely piece of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• furniture — fur|ni|ture [ fɜrnıtʃər ] noun uncount *** the chairs, tables, beds, etc. that you put in a room or house so you can live in it: modern/antique furniture part of the furniture HUMOROUS someone who has lived or worked somewhere for a long time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English