ˈfə:nɪtʃə 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
make blank spaces and
fasten the
matter in the chase. øfurniture beetle a beetle, Anobium punctatum, the larvae of
which bore
into wood (see WOODWORM). furniture van a
large van used to
move furniture
from one house to
another.
part of the furniture colloq. a
person or
thing taken
for granted. [F fourniture f. fournir (as FURNISH)]