furnishings

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,754 of 15,258leans written

Furnishings are the furniture and fittings of a room. Soft furnishings, the original furnishings, replace the furnishings.

Soft furnishings means the curtains, cushions and covers rather than the furniture itself, and it is a trade category with its own shops. The word is plural only and covers everything that is not the building.

Definitions of furnishings

1nounfurnishingsThe furniture and fittings of a room.B2+
“The flat is rented with all its furnishings, including beds, sofas and lamps.”

furnishings is furniture.

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furnishings in the wild

Before the Industrial Revolution, all trim was made and applied by hand, thus making heavily trimmed furnishings and garments expensive and high-status.
Trim (sewing)
RC Willey Home Furnishings (RC Willey) is an American home furnishings company in Utah, Idaho, Nevada and California.
RC Willey Home Furnishings
Mockadoes continued in use for furnishings such as wall hangings, chair covers, and stools, as well as carpeting.
Mockado
The church is decorated with church murals from both the 12th and the 16th centuries, and still has some medieval furnishings.
Silvåkra Church
The church is decorated with church murals from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, and also contains medieval furnishings.
Fjelie Church

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