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   furniture

   /ˈfəːnɪtʃə/

   noun

   • 1. the movable articles that are used to make a room or building suitable for living or working in, such as tables, chairs, or desks.
   • 2. the small accessories or fittings that are required for a particular task or function: "the more sophisticated Mac furniture—number wheels, colour pickers, and so on"
   • ▪ the mountings of a rifle: "the gun is fitted with wooden furniture"
   • ▪ pieces of wood or metal placed round or between metal type to make blank spaces and fasten the type in the chase.

   Word Origin early 16th century (denoting the action of furnishing): from French fourniture, from fournir, from Old French furnir ‘to furnish’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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