\Fur"ni*ture\, n. [F. fourniture. See {Furnish}, v.
t.]
1. That with which anything is furnished or supplied;
   supplies; outfit; equipment.
         The form and all the furniture of the earth.
                                               --Tillotson.
         The thoughts which make the furniture of their
         minds.                                --M. Arnold.
2. Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or
   apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets,
   curtains, pictures, vases, etc.
3. The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a
   carriage, a ship, etc.
   (a) (Naut.) The masts and rigging of a ship.
   (b) (Mil.) The mountings of a gun.
   (c) Builders' hardware such as locks, door and window
       trimmings.
   (d) (Print) Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height
       than the type, placed around the pages or other matter
       in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the
       form in its place in the chase.
4. (Mus.) A mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes
   called mixture.