house furnishings
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of house furnishings
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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In a year, food costs in large cities had risen 31%, clothing was up 18%, house furnishings 17%.
From Time Magazine Archive
The month brought slight rises in rental and fuel costs, but they were offset by price cuts in clothing, house furnishings and automobiles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then she gave up, sold the house furnishings for $383, packed her trunk and moved in with Helen and George.
From Time Magazine Archive
Total figures above do not include damage to sea walls, docks, bridges, highways, floating equipment, crops, farming machinery, house furnishings, personal property and the like.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lucy had brought from San Francisco her leopard-skin rug, the overstuffed chairs, and her other extravagances in house furnishings.
From The She Boss A Western Story by Hankins, Arthur Preston
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