screen — [n] protection used in or as furniture, motion picture display awning, canopy, cloak, concealment, cover, covering, curtain, divider, envelope, guard, hedge, mantle, mask, net, partition, security, shade, shelter, shield, shroud, veil; concepts… … New thesaurus
furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for … Universalium
Screen — Contents 1 Separation or partitioning 2 Filtration/selection processes 3 Media display … Wikipedia
screen — screen1 W2S2 [skri:n] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(television/computer)¦ 2¦(film)¦ 3¦(movable wall)¦ 4¦(something that hides)¦ 5¦(test for illness)¦ 6¦(door/window)¦ 7¦(church)¦ 8¦(sports)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
screen — {{11}}screen (n.) mid 14c., upright piece of furniture providing protection from heat of a fire, drafts, etc., probably from an aphetic (Anglo French?) variant of O.N.Fr. escren, O.Fr. escran a screen against heat (early 14c.), perhaps from M.Du … Etymology dictionary
List of furniture types — Furniture includes objects such as tables, chairs, beds, desks, dressers, cupboards, etc. usually kept in a house or other building to make it suitable or comfortable for living or working in. torage*Armoire *Bookcase *Cabinet (furniture) *Chest… … Wikipedia
Coromandel Screen — A Chinese Coromandel screen is seen in the oil painting Chopin (1873) by Albert von Keller. A Coromandel Screen is a wooden folding screen coated in dark lacquer that is carved before being painted with gold or varied colors. Some may be… … Wikipedia
Chinese furniture — Chinese folding screen on display in the Kunstkamera, Saint Petersburg … Wikipedia
United Furniture Warehouse — is a Canadian furniture distributor and seller, with stores across the country, having expanded originally from stores in Vancouver.The company specialises in selling discount furniture, in a wholesale warehouse style environment, similar to… … Wikipedia
office equipment and furniture — ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Office equipment includes: acoustic hood adhesive binder answering machine calculator cash box collating machine comb binder comb binding computer copy holder data cartridge date stamp desk organizer desk top display calculator… … Useful english dictionary
Fire screen desk — The fire screen desk (also known as a screen writing table) was a very small antique desk meant to be placed in front of a fireplace to keep a user s feet warm while he or she was stationary while writing. This kind of desk was very popular in… … Wikipedia
