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furnishings

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of furnishing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Furniture generally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Accessories used with a dress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Items of furniture and/or accessories by which something is equipped so as to be more useful, convenient, or comfortable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sisustus — object other than furniture in a room
  • Finnish: sisustustarvikkeet — object other than furniture in a room
  • German: Einrichtung — object other than furniture in a room
  • German: Ausstattung — object other than furniture in a room
  • Macedonian: покуќнина (pokuḱnina) — object other than furniture in a room
  • Lower Sorbian: pódomk — object other than furniture in a room
  • Czech: galanterie — accessories for a dress
  • Finnish: asusteet — accessories for a dress
  • Māori: whakarawe — items of furniture and/or accessories by which something is equipped so as to be more useful, convenient, or comfortable
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