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furnishing

[ fur-ni-shing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

First recorded in 1490–1500; furnish + -ing ¹

To this evil the darkness and steepness of the streets mainly contribute, by furnishing almost a certainty of escape.

In Ohio and Missouri large quantities of tobacco are grown, the former state furnishing both cutting and seed leaf tobaccos.

The luxury of wheaten bread is introduced everywhere, North America furnishing the flour.

It was this which had been conveyed there in those furniture vans of the Trinity Furnishing Company.

Nephew by marriage of Dr. Minoret, who had secured the position for him, furnishing his security.

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