furnish
English
Etymology
From Middle English furnysshen, from Old French furniss-, stem of certain parts of furnir, fornir (Modern French fournir), from Germanic, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjanan (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), Old High German fruma (“utility, gain”), Old English fremu (“profit, advantage”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at frame, frim.
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Noun
furnish (plural furnishes)
- Material used to create an engineered product.
- 2003, Martin E. Rogers, Timothy E. Long, Synthetic Methods in Step-growth Polymers, Wiley-IEEE, page 257
- The resin-coated furnish is evenly spread inside the form and another metal plate is placed on top.
- 2003, Martin E. Rogers, Timothy E. Long, Synthetic Methods in Step-growth Polymers, Wiley-IEEE, page 257
Verb
furnish (third-person singular simple present furnishes, present participle furnishing, simple past and past participle furnished) (transitive)
- To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
- (figuratively) To supply or give.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 119
- ...he took his seat at the bottom of the table, by her ladyship's desire, and looked as if he felt that life could furnish nothing greater.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 119
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Translations
to provide with furniture
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to supply
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External links
- furnish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- furnish in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911