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furnished

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fur·nish  (fûrnsh)
tr.v. fur·nished, fur·nish·ing, fur·nish·es
1. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for.
2. To supply; give: "The story of Orpheus has furnished Pope with an illustration" (Thomas Bulfinch).

[Middle English furnisshen, from Old French fournir, fourniss-, of Germanic origin; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]

furnish·er n.
Synonyms: furnish, equip, outfit, appoint, accouter
These verbs mean to provide with what is necessary for an activity or a purpose: furnished the team with new uniforms; equip a car with snow tires; had to outfit the children for summer camp; a library that was appointed in leather; knights who were accoutered for battle.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.furnished - provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; "a completely furnished toolbox"
article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
unfurnished - not equipped with what is needed especially furniture; "an unfurnished apartment"
Translations
furnished [ˈfəːnɪʃt] adj furnished flat or (US) apartmentpiso amueblado


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Who furnished it with masks, or prologues, or increased the number of actors,--these and other similar details remain unknown.
I have jaws well provided with teeth, and feet furnished with claws, and I lord it over all the beasts of the forest, and what a disgrace it is, that being such as I am, I should be frightened by the crowing of a cock.
But let the same person be led into a room tastefully furnished, and he would be startled into an exclamation of pleasure and surprise.
 
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