From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
furnished \furnished\ adj.
provided with necessary furnishings; -- used especially of
rented apartments having furniture included in the rental
price; as, a furnished apartment. Opposite of {unfurnished}.
[Narrower terms: {stocked, stocked with ; {appointed};
{well-appointed, well-found ; {fitted out, outfitted ]
Syn: equipped.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Appoint \Ap*point"\ ([a^]p*point"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Appointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appointing}.] [OE. appointen,
apointen, OF. apointier to prepare, arrange, lean, place, F.
appointer to give a salary, refer a cause, fr. LL. appunctare
to bring back to the point, restore, to fix the point in a
controversy, or the points in an agreement; L. ad + punctum a
point. See {Point}.]
1. To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.
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When he appointed the foundations of the earth.
--Prov. viii.
29.
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2. To fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or
mutual agreement; to constitute; to ordain; to prescribe;
to fix the time and place of.
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Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the
king shall appoint. --2 Sam. xv.
15.
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He hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge
the world in righteousness. --Acts xvii.
31.
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Say that the emperor request a parley . . . and
appoint the meeting. --Shak.
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3. To assign, designate, or set apart by authority.
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Aaron and his shall go in, and appoint them every
one to his service. --Num. iv. 19.
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These were cities appointed for all the children of
Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among
them. --Josh. xx. 9.
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4. To furnish in all points; to provide with everything
necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out.
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The English, being well appointed, did so entertain
them that their ships departed terribly torn.
--Hayward.
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5. To point at by way, or for the purpose, of censure or
commendation; to arraign. [Obs.]
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Appoint not heavenly disposition. --Milton.
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6. (Law) To direct, designate, or limit; to make or direct a
new disposition of, by virtue of a power contained in a
conveyance; -- said of an estate already conveyed.
--Burrill. Kent.
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{To appoint one's self}, to resolve. [Obs.] --Crowley.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
appointed \appointed\ adj.
1. having acquired an office or responsibility through
appointment; -- said of officials, and contrasting with
{elected}.
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2. fixed or established by order or command.
Syn: decreed, ordained, prescribed.
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3. provided with furnishing and accessories especially of a
tasteful kind. a house that is beautifully appointed
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4. selected for a duty or job
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appointed
adj 1: subject to appointment [syn: {appointive}, {appointed}]
[ant: {elected}, {elective}]
2: selected for a job; "the one appointed for guard duty"
3: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the
time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: {appointed},
{decreed}, {ordained}, {prescribed}]
4: provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a
tasteful kind); "a house that is beautifully appointed"
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