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(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel;(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable;The act of decorating a house or room.

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  • So Bohr gave him a free hand in furnishing the laboratory, despite his youth.
  • After the death of Henry VIII, the princesses were able to assume full control in furnishing their households.
  • These are the deeds that call out to us to put forth our greatest effort in furnishing men first, and afterwards material.
  • The addition to my house cost far more money than I had anticipated, and in furnishing it I went still deeper into my bank-account.
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