\Fur"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furnished}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Furnishing}.] [OF. furnir, fornir, to furnish,
finish, F. fournir; akin to Pr. formir, furmir, fromir, to
accomplish, satisfy, fr. OHG. frumjan to further, execute,
do, akin to E. frame. See {Frame}, v. t., and {-ish}.]
1. To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate;
   to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as,
   to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with
   arms for defense; to furnish a Cable; to furnish the mind
   with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles;
   to furnish an expedition or enterprise, a room or a house.
         That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly
         furnished unto all good works.        --2 Tim. iii.
                                               17,
2. To offer for use; to provide (something); to give
   (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry:
   to furnish arms for defense.
         Ye are they . . . that furnish the drink offering
         unto that number.                     --Is. lxv. 11.
         His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs
         that he was not a man of strong sense. --Macaulay.

\Fur"nish\, n.
That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample; a supply.
[Obs.] --Greene.