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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Furnitur(e, -itour, n. Also: furnytwre, -etour, iteur, -iter; fourniture, -itoure. [e.m.E. furniture (1528), F. fourniture.]

1. Furnishings, equipment, usual appendages or accessories.(a) 1546 Blackfriars Perth 212.
Occupiaris of the landis of Lytiltoun … to flit and remove … furniture or uthiris stuffs 1566 Reg. Privy C. I. 446.
To vesie … thair Hienessis ordinance, of the quhilk ane large part wanting convenient furniture [etc.] 1576 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 51.
[The bailies] ordanis the tovnis yetlingis with thair fourniture, to be sent to Androw Sclater 1587 Conv. Burghs. I. 242.
For outreking of ane schip, sufficientlie equippyit with all furniture necessar … for suppressing of the pirattis hanting in this firth 1591 Misc. Spald. C. III. 160.
Ten pair of furnitures, or hingers befoir the altars, of fyne crommassie veluot 1662 Reg. Privy C. 3rd Ser. I. 309.
Commanding all our leidges to … ryse … in their best furniture for … apprehension of the forsaids persons 1695 Household Bk. G. Baillie 190.
For furnitur to a peticoat(b) 1581 Digest Justiciary Proc. K. 12.
The thifteous steilling … of tua hors … with cariage and fournitoure 1585 Rep. Elphinstone Mun. 23.
Ane gros culwering of found, with his stok furnetour of irne plattis and bullattis 1606 Edinb. Test. XLI. 307.
The half of ane dreg boit with hir furnitour 1632–3 Misc. Spald. C. V. 104.
For furnitour to the tounis fittmantill of small pesments, buccasie, and some welwet c1650 Spalding II. 208.
Thay send doun six barkis, … full of ammunitioun, pulder, ball, and other furnitour(c) 1569 Reg. Privy C. II. 26.
The said artallierie and furniteur thairof

2. A store-house. 1558-66 Knox I. 406.
The toun of Leith, … the gernall and furnitour of the Counsall and Sait of Justice

3. The act of furnishing; provision, supply. 1573 Crim. Trials I. ii. 43.
Vtheris capitale crymes, sic as furnitour of meit, drink, etc. 1599 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 342.
For ellevin bollis and ane half of meill for the furnitour of the saidis doges in the schip 1600-1610 Melvill 168.
Efter … furnitour of a rubber of starke Merche eall … we rowit out about the Nes