furnishingn.

Brit.

/ˈfəːnᵻʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfərnɪʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < furnish v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of furnish v., in senses of the verb; an instance of this. Also gerundial with omission of in.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying

usea1382

purveyancea1387

administration?a1425

application?a1425

ministration?a1425

purveying1442

findingc1449

administering1468

liveryc1475

storing1494

furnishing1496

nourishinga1530

ministering1530

conference1545

applial1548

affording1574

supplying1586

supplyment1589

accommodation1612

suppeditation1612

furniturea1649

supplial1738

purveyal1877

1496–7 Act 12 Hen. VII c. 13 Preamble The behouful chargis and expencis for the fornysshyng and contynuaunce of the same armyes.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cclxxxi. 421 For y^e furnysshyng of his vowe.

1668 London Gaz. No. 237/2 The Queen of Swadeland..for whom a Palace is already furnishing.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 35 Rudder-Irons..of this Company's furnishing.

1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. x. 91 Due furnishings began to be executed in it [sc. a ship].

1861 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 415 A complete furnishing for war.

attributive.1833 Knickerbocker 1 157 Gardiner's magnificent furnishing establishment already totters on its base.1848 E. Bryant What I saw in Calif. i. 14 These I obtained at reasonable rates, of Messrs. Wilson & Clarke, who keep a general furnishing store for these expeditions.1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 20 Dec. in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) II. xi. 282 Our curtains are not up and our oil-cloth is not down. Such is life, seen from the furnishing point of view!1887 Daily News 7 Feb. 2/5 General furnishing goods.1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage i. 18 Colours which shocked a few years ago are now accepted, and commonly found on furnishing and dress fabric.

b. concrete. A sum of money furnished; a supply.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > supply of money furnished

pork barrel1705

furnishing1841

coverage1931

1841 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. IX. lxxii. 702 The war..cost..in subsidies or furnishings to foreign powers, ten millions four hundred thousand pounds.

2. Decoration.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > action or fact of

fayingc1230

arrayingc1340

anorninga1382

orninga1382

adornmentc1405

garnishing1463

adorning1495

ornamenta1513

ourningc1540

furniture1548

gracing1588

adorn1590

outsetc1590

furnishing1594

adornation1597

bedecking1598

busking1628

ornamenting1718

engrailing1753

figurement1879

1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iii. 118 Those two, who thus in one conioyned goe, and parrell white, white haue their furnishing.

1882 Garden 3 June 394/3 The Fruiting Duckweed..is now largely used in London for what is termed ‘furnishing’.

1895 Daily News 8 Apr. 6/7 Hats provided for young girls have a floral furnishing.

3. plural.

†a. Unimportant appendages; mere externals.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > collect

furnishingsa1616

and stuff?1697

a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) iii. i. 20 Something deeper, Whereof (perchance) these are but furnishings.

b. Articles of furniture; apparatus, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun]

apparelc1420

parela1450

reparation1464

reparelling1513

furniture1573

upholstery1649

plenishment1664

fittinga1817

furnishings1858

upholstering1896

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. v. 107 Now a Penitentiary, with treadmill and the other furnishings.

1876 M. M. Grant Sun-maid I. ii. 62 The furnishings were small and dainty.

1885 Law Times 80 113/1 All the furnishings of an hotel.

1891 Daily News 23 Jan. 5/5 Carpets from Fontainebleau, furnishings from Saint Cloud.

c. (See quot. 1892.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > equipment or materials for

grindery1805

finding1822

shoe findings1836

kit1845

furnishings1892

1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Furnishings, Scotch term, equivalent to the English term ‘grindery’; that is, rivets, sprigs, &c., used by the men to fasten the bottoms of boots to the uppers; and also the materials used in the process of finishing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	furnishing
释义	furnishingn. Brit. /ˈfəːnᵻʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfərnɪʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < furnish v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action of furnish v., in senses of the verb; an instance of this. Also gerundial with omission of in. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying usea1382 purveyancea1387 administration?a1425 application?a1425 ministration?a1425 purveying1442 findingc1449 administering1468 liveryc1475 storing1494 furnishing1496 nourishinga1530 ministering1530 conference1545 applial1548 affording1574 supplying1586 supplyment1589 accommodation1612 suppeditation1612 furniturea1649 supplial1738 purveyal1877 1496–7 Act 12 Hen. VII c. 13 Preamble The behouful chargis and expencis for the fornysshyng and contynuaunce of the same armyes. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cclxxxi. 421 For y^e furnysshyng of his vowe. 1668 London Gaz. No. 237/2 The Queen of Swadeland..for whom a Palace is already furnishing. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 35 Rudder-Irons..of this Company's furnishing. 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. x. 91 Due furnishings began to be executed in it [sc. a ship]. 1861 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 415 A complete furnishing for war. attributive.1833 Knickerbocker 1 157 Gardiner's magnificent furnishing establishment already totters on its base.1848 E. Bryant What I saw in Calif. i. 14 These I obtained at reasonable rates, of Messrs. Wilson & Clarke, who keep a general furnishing store for these expeditions.1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 20 Dec. in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) II. xi. 282 Our curtains are not up and our oil-cloth is not down. Such is life, seen from the furnishing point of view!1887 Daily News 7 Feb. 2/5 General furnishing goods.1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage i. 18 Colours which shocked a few years ago are now accepted, and commonly found on furnishing and dress fabric. b. concrete. A sum of money furnished; a supply. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > supply of money furnished pork barrel1705 furnishing1841 coverage1931 1841 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. IX. lxxii. 702 The war..cost..in subsidies or furnishings to foreign powers, ten millions four hundred thousand pounds. 2. Decoration. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > action or fact of fayingc1230 arrayingc1340 anorninga1382 orninga1382 adornmentc1405 garnishing1463 adorning1495 ornamenta1513 ourningc1540 furniture1548 gracing1588 adorn1590 outsetc1590 furnishing1594 adornation1597 bedecking1598 busking1628 ornamenting1718 engrailing1753 figurement1879 1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iii. 118 Those two, who thus in one conioyned goe, and parrell white, white haue their furnishing. 1882 Garden 3 June 394/3 The Fruiting Duckweed..is now largely used in London for what is termed ‘furnishing’. 1895 Daily News 8 Apr. 6/7 Hats provided for young girls have a floral furnishing. 3. plural. †a. Unimportant appendages; mere externals. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > collect furnishingsa1616 and stuff?1697 a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) iii. i. 20 Something deeper, Whereof (perchance) these are but furnishings. b. Articles of furniture; apparatus, etc. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] apparelc1420 parela1450 reparation1464 reparelling1513 furniture1573 upholstery1649 plenishment1664 fittinga1817 furnishings1858 upholstering1896 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. v. 107 Now a Penitentiary, with treadmill and the other furnishings. 1876 M. M. Grant Sun-maid I. ii. 62 The furnishings were small and dainty. 1885 Law Times 80 113/1 All the furnishings of an hotel. 1891 Daily News 23 Jan. 5/5 Carpets from Fontainebleau, furnishings from Saint Cloud. c. (See quot. 1892.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > equipment or materials for grindery1805 finding1822 shoe findings1836 kit1845 furnishings1892 1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Furnishings, Scotch term, equivalent to the English term ‘grindery’; that is, rivets, sprigs, &c., used by the men to fasten the bottoms of boots to the uppers; and also the materials used in the process of finishing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1496
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