new-furnish

verb

To furnish anew; refurnish.

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Meanings

verbnew-furnish (third-person singular simple present new-furnishes, present participle new-furnishing, simple past and past participle new-furnished)

present singular third person new-furnishes · participle present new-furnishing · participle past new-furnished · past new-furnished

  1. archaictransitiveTo furnish anew; refurnish.

    I am an upholsterer, sir, and am come to new-furnish your house.

    1733, Henry Fielding, The Miser
    1 more example

    I proposed to lay out in jewels, and I can't persuade her to let me entirely new-furnish my house.

    1802, The Lady's Monthly Museum

Origin

From new- + furnish.

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