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