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noun
1.
furnishings,
a.
furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room.
b.
articles or accessories of dress: men's furnishings.
2.
that with which anything is furnished.
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Furnishing
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verb (used with object)
1.
to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
2.
to provide or supply (often followed by with): The delay furnished me with the time I needed.
noun
3.
paper pulp and any ingredients added to it prior to its introduction into a papermaking machine.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English furnisshen < Old French furniss-, long stem of furnir to accomplish, furnish < Germanic; compare Old High German frumjan to provide
1400–50; late Middle English furnisshen < Old French furniss-, long stem of furnir to accomplish, furnish < Germanic; compare Old High German frumjan to provide
Related forms
fur·nish·er, noun
half-fur·nished, adjective
o·ver·fur·nish, verb (used with object)
pre·fur·nish, verb (used with object)
re·fur·nish, verb (used with object)
EXPANDself-fur·nished, adjective
sem·i·fur·nished, adjective
un·der·fur·nish, verb (used with object)
un·fur·nished, adjective
well-fur·nished, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1, 2. rig, outfit, deck out. Furnish, appoint, equip all refer to providing something necessary. Furnish emphasizes the idea of providing necessary or customary services or appliances in living quarters: to furnish board; a room meagerly furnished with a bed, desk, and a wooden chair. Appoint (now found only in well-appointed) means to furnish completely with all requisites or accessories or in an elegant style: a well-appointed house. Equip means to supply with necessary materials or apparatus for some service, action, or undertaking; it emphasizes preparation: to equip a vessel, a soldier.
1, 2. rig, outfit, deck out. Furnish, appoint, equip all refer to providing something necessary. Furnish emphasizes the idea of providing necessary or customary services or appliances in living quarters: to furnish board; a room meagerly furnished with a bed, desk, and a wooden chair. Appoint (now found only in well-appointed) means to furnish completely with all requisites or accessories or in an elegant style: a well-appointed house. Equip means to supply with necessary materials or apparatus for some service, action, or undertaking; it emphasizes preparation: to equip a vessel, a soldier.
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| furnishing | |
noun | |
| 1. | (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel |
| 2. | (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable |
| 3. | the act of decorating a house or room |
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