1. (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
   "They spent months selecting the perfect furnishings for their new apartment"
    
2. The act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc.
   "The furnishing of their new apartment took several weeks"
    
3. Ceremonial clothing, regalia, and accessories worn or displayed as part of an official role or position
   "She admired the ornate furnishings of the royal costume";
   - trappings

1. Give something useful or necessary to
   "We furnished the room with an electrical heater";
   - supply, provide, render, offer
    
2. Provide or equip with furniture
   "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"

Derived forms: furnishings

Type of: accessory, accouterment [US], accoutrement, give, instrumentality, instrumentation, interior decorating, interior decoration, means

Encyclopedia: Furnishing