refurnishmentn.
/(ˌ)riːˈfəːnɪʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /riˈfərnɪʃm(ə)nt/ The action or process of refurnishing; an instance of this.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house > furnishing > new
refurnishment1857
1857 Jrnl. 74th Ann. Convent. Protestant Episcopal Church Maryland 49 The remodelling and refurnishment of the Parish Church in a superior manner.
1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur viii. i The refurnishment was in a style richer than before.
1919 Lima (Ohio) Times Democrat 2 Sept. 2/1 (advt.) But when the improvements, redecoration and refurnishment is finished early in October you will be invited to inspect..one of the finest hotels in the state.
2005 E. Pasche & T. B. Geisler in A. Szöllösi-Nagy & C. Zevenbergen Urban Flood Managem. viii. 110 The refurnishment of old buildings with a watertight ground floor requires either the replacement of the existing concrete slab or its covering by a reinforced and water-tight concrete cap.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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