piece of period furniture

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• furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …   Universalium

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

• furniture — n. 1) to upholster furniture 2) antique; garden, lawn, outdoor, patio; modem; office; period; secondhand, used; unfinished (esp. AE) furniture 3) an article, piece, stick of furniture * * * [ fɜːnɪtʃə] garden lawn modern office outdoor …   Combinatory dictionary

• period — pe·ri·od (pîr’ē əd) n. 1. An interval of time characterized by the occurrence of a certain condition, event, or phenomenon: »a period of economic prosperity. 2. An interval of time characterized by the prevalence of a specified culture, ideology …   Word Histories

• period — n. & adj. n. 1 a length or portion of time (showers and bright periods). 2 a distinct portion of history, a person s life, etc. (the Georgian period; Picasso s Blue Period). 3 Geol. a time forming part of a geological era (the Quaternary period) …   Useful english dictionary

• period piece — n 1.) an old piece of furniture or work of art ▪ a house furnished with period pieces 2.) a film, play, book etc whose story takes place during a particular period in history ▪ a period piece based on a book by E.M. Forster …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• period piece — n. 1. a painting, piece of furniture, novel, etc. considered typical of the period in which it was created; often, specif., one regarded as being of mere historical interest and without lasting artistic merit 2. a novel, film, etc. set in an… …   English World dictionary

• period — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 length of time ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged, sustained ▪ brief, limited, short …   Collocations dictionary

• period — 1 noun (C) 1 LENGTH OF TIME a particular length of time with a beginning and an end: Tomorrow s weather will be dry with sunny periods. | the period 1910 1917 | a period of six weeks | a six week period | trial period (=a period of testing):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• period piece — noun (C) 1 something that was very modern when it was first made, written etc, but now seems old fashioned 2 a typical example of something, such as a piece of furniture or work of art, from a particular period in history …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English