Meaning of FITTING
| Pronunciation: | | 'fiting
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- [n] trying on clothes to see whether they fit
- [n] (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
- [n] a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
- [n] making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- [adj] being precisely fitting and right
- [adj] in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
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| | Synonyms: | | accommodation, adjustment, appointment, just, meet, proper, trying on, try-on |
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| | See Also: | | accessory, advance, appurtenance, betterment, furnishings, gas fitting, improvement, pipe fitting, pipefitting, receptacle, run, supplement, test, trial | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fit"ting\, n.
Anything used in fitting up; especially (pl.), necessary
fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study;
gas fittings.
\Fit"ting\, a.
Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper. -- {Fit"ting*ly}, adv. --
{Fit"ting*ness}, n. --Jer. Taylor.
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