furniture

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"All of my furniture is my college furniture, so I let him have free reign."

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  1. noun The movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working.
  2. noun Archaic The necessary equipment for a saddle horse.

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  1. Old French fourniture, from fournir, to furnish; see furnish.

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  1. from French fourniture (= Spanish Italian fornitura), a supply, or the act of furnishing, from fournir, furnish: see furnish.
 

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/ˈfərnɪtʃjur/
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