n. [ OE. fornais, forneis, OF. fornaise, F. fournaise, from L. fornax; akin to furnus oven, and prob. to E. forceps. ]
☞ Furnaces are classified as wind or air. furnaces when the fire is urged only by the natural draught; as blast furnaces, when the fire is urged by the injection artificially of a forcible current of air; and as reverberatory furnaces, when the flame, in passing to the chimney, is thrown down by a low arched roof upon the materials operated upon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bustamente furnace,
Furnace bridge,
Furnace cadmiam
Furnace cadmia
Furnace hoist (Iron Manuf.),
n.
He furnaces
The thick sighs from him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A natural family including ovenbirds.
n. The type genus of the
n. [ Cf. F. fourniment. See Furnish. ] Furniture. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample; a supply. [ Obs. ] Greene. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished
unto all good works. 2 Tim. iii. 17, [ 1913 Webster ]
Ye are they . . . that furnish the drink offering unto that number. Is. lxv. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs that he was not a man of strong sense. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. provided with necessary furnishings; -- used especially of rented apartments having furniture included in the rental price;
n. One who supplies or fits out. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.