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单词 furnishing
释义 furnishing
noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English furnisshing, from gerund of furnisshen
1. : the act or process of supplying furniture or equipment
 < rudder irons … of this company's furnishing — Thomas Hale >
2.
 a. : an article or accessory of dress; specifically : haberdashery — usually used in plural
  < a sale on dress shirts and other furnishings for men >
 b. : an ornamental appendage of an animal
  < the unusual butterfly comb, the crest and muffled face, look quite attractive … but such furnishings do not appeal to the usual run of commercial poultry keepers — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
3. : an object or fixture that tends to increase comfort or utility
 < dead bodies … surrounded by all the furnishings they had made use of in life — Edith Hamilton >
 < a remarkable ability to … depict the furnishings of a small town — J.D.Hart >
specifically : an article of furniture for the interior of a building — usually used in plural
 < a variety of furnishings, among them such important upholstered pieces as an elegant long couch with loose down cushions — New Yorker >
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