2. Noun. The objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space. ¹
3. Noun. Accessories used with a dress. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Furnishings
1. furnishing [n] - See also: furnishing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Furnishings
Literary usage of Furnishings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Household Arts for Home and School by Anna Maria Cooley, Wilhelmina H. Spohr (1920)
"What principles do you think guided Mrs. Edwards in shopping for her household
furnishings ? 3. What is meant by arranging furnishings to produce good lines ..."
2. Modern Civic Art: Or, The City Made Beautiful by Charles Mulford Robinson (1903)
"THE furnishings OF THE STREET. A STREET consists of more than a passage cleared
for travel with a line of building lots on either side. ..."
3. Household Management by Bertha M Terrill (1907)
"This is especially noticeable in kitchen furnishings. ... Supplies may be classed
as (1) furnishings or utensils which are subjected to wear and ..."
4. Housewifery: A Manual and Text Book of Practical Housekeeping by Lydia Ray Balderston (1919)
"With a limited sum to spend, their tendency will be to buy cheap furnishings
which may represent bad lines, poor construction, and limited wearing power, ..."
5. American Red Cross Text-book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Jane A. Delano, Isabel McIsaac, Anne Hervey Strong, American National Red Cross (1913)
"furnishings It has been said that all the contents of a house which are ...
In the selection of furnishings two points should be considered—utility and ..."
6. Household Hygiene by Sophronia Maria Elliott (1907)
"As we have seen, the furnishings should not interfere with a generous, ...
But the number or character of the furnishings may make the dust problem so ..."
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