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Definition of Article of furniture
1. Noun. Furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy. "There was only one piece of furniture in the room"
Examples of category: Cabinetry, Cabinetwork, Americana, Fitment, Rosemaling, Chattel, Movable, Personal Chattel, Ebonise, Ebonize, Knockdown, Equipped, Furnished
Specialized synonyms: Baby Bed, Baby's Bed, Bedroom Furniture, Bedframe, Bedstead, Bookcase, Buffet, Counter, Sideboard, Cabinet, Bureau, Chest, Chest Of Drawers, Dresser, Dining-room Furniture, Etagere, Fitment, Hallstand, Lamp, Lawn Furniture, Nest, Office Furniture, Seat, Sectional, Sheraton, Sleeper, Table, Table, Wall Unit, Closet, Press, Wardrobe, Wash-hand Stand, Washstand
Generic synonyms: Furnishing
Derivative terms: Furnish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Article Of Furniture
Literary usage of Article of furniture
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"... and in the mean time his house was forcibly entered, and not only his books
and papers, but every article of furniture carried away. ..."
2. The cricket on the hearth by Charles Dickens (1846)
"Miss Slowboy was isolated, for the time being, from every article of furniture
but the chair she sat on, that she might have nothing else to knock the ..."
3. A Documentary History of American Industrial Society by American Bureau of Industrial Research, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Eugene Allen Gilmore (1910)
"... and the public in general, that the Auctioneers of this city are not supplied
with any article of Furniture direct from our ..."
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