furnishing

[fur-ni-shing]

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noun

furnishings,
1. furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room.
2. articles or accessories of dress: men's furnishings.
that with which anything is furnished.

Origin of furnishing

First recorded in 1490–1500; furnish + -ing¹

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Related Words for furnishings

equipment, gear, provisions, accessories, trappings, fixtures, decor

Examples from the Web for furnishings

Contemporary Examples of furnishings

When Mendoza started to investigate, he found that every single piece of The Cathedral's furnishings were completely legal.
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Jeff Campagna
June 7, 2014

Historical Examples of furnishings

Some of its furnishings are so delicate that I hardly like to touch them.
Ester Ried Yet Speaking
Isabella Alden
Then he inspected the room and its furnishings with interest.
Cap'n Warren's Wards
Joseph C. Lincoln
The room, the furnishings, his silken robe, everything was strange.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
Various
He had no eyes for the furnishings, the cheap comfort with which he was surrounded.
The Twins of Suffering Creek
Ridgwell Cullum
"I want you to help me buy the furnishings for the new rooms," I said almost at once.
A Daughter of the Middle Border
Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for furnishings

furnishings

pl n

furniture and accessories, including carpets and curtains, with which a room, house, etc, is furnished
US and Canadian articles of dress and accessories

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Word Origin and History for furnishings

articles of furniture, c.1600, plural verbal noun from furnish (v.).