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