ARTICLE OF FURNITURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does article of furniture mean? 

• ARTICLE OF FURNITURE (noun)
  The noun ARTICLE OF FURNITURE has 1 sense:

1. furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

  Familiarity information: ARTICLE OF FURNITURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTICLE OF FURNITURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture

Context example:

there was only one piece of furniture in the room

Hypernyms ("article of furniture" is a kind of...):

furnishing ((usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)

Domain member category:

equipped; furnished (provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority))

knockdown ((furniture) easily assembled and dismantled)

ebonise; ebonize (stain black to make it look like ebony)

cabinetry; cabinetwork (the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality))

chattel; movable; personal chattel (personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc))

rosemaling (a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs)

fitment (any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture))

Americana (any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "article of furniture"):

lawn furniture (furniture intended for use on a lawn or in a garden)

wash-hand stand; washstand (furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: 'wash-hand stand' is a British term)

closet; press; wardrobe (a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes)

wall unit (a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room)

table (a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it)

table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)

sleeper (a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed)

Sheraton (a furniture style that originated in England around 1800; simple in design with straight lines and classical ornamentation)

sectional (a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together)

seat (furniture that is designed for sitting on)

office furniture (furniture intended for use in an office)

nest (furniture pieces made to fit close together)

baby's bed; baby bed (a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling)

lamp (a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs)

hallstand (a piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror)

fitment (any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture))

etagere (a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments)

dining-room furniture (furniture intended for use in a dining room)

bureau; chest; chest of drawers; dresser (furniture with drawers for keeping clothes)

cabinet (a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display)

buffet; counter; sideboard (a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers)

bookcase (a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books)

bedframe; bedstead (the framework of a bed)

bedroom furniture (furniture intended for use in a bedroom)

 Context examples 

When his companion and he had fled to some prearranged retreat—already occupied, no doubt by a confederate—the companion had persuaded him to leave so compromising an article of furniture.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There was every article of furniture looking just as it did on the morning I was first introduced to Mr. Brocklehurst: the very rug he had stood upon still covered the hearth.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Mrs. John Dashwood saw the packages depart with a sigh: she could not help feeling it hard that as Mrs. Dashwood's income would be so trifling in comparison with their own, she should have any handsome article of furniture.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

After sitting long enough to admire every article of furniture in the room, from the sideboard to the fender, to give an account of their journey, and of all that had happened in London, Mr. Collins invited them to take a stroll in the garden, which was large and well laid out, and to the cultivation of which he attended himself.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)