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figure
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noun
  1. A drawing conveying information
  2. A person or thing representing a certain consciousness
  3. A numeral
  4. A shape
  5. A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
verb (figures, figuring, figured) (mainly US)
  1. To solve a mathematical problem.
  2. Come to understand.
finial
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noun
  1. The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
  2. Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fence post or staircase newel post.
fir
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noun
  1. A conifer of the genus Abies.
footboard
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noun
  1. an upright board across the foot of a bedstead
  2. a board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage.
  3. a place to stand on a scooter or skateboard
footman
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noun (foot, men)
  1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
  2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
  3. Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner.
  4. A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
  5. (Zoí¶l.) A moth of the family Lithosidí¦; -- so called from its livery-like colors.
footstool
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noun
  1. a low stool for supporting the feet while seated
French polish
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noun (wikipedia, French polishing)
  1. A type of varnish, consisting of shellac dissolved in methylated spirits, used to polish wood.
  2. The shiny finish produced by use of French polish.
frieze
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noun
  1. That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.
  2. Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column.
  3. A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
verb to frieze
  1. To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.
furniture
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noun (furnitures, -)
  1. (archaic) The harness, trappings etc. of a horse or other animal.
  2. An item, or, used collectively, items, (usually) in a room which enhance the room's characteristics, either functionally and/or decoratively.
futon
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noun
  1. A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
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