household furnishings

collocation in English

meaningsofhouseholdandfurnishings

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household
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us
/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/
a group of people, often a family, who ...
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furnishings
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈfɜː.nɪ.ʃɪŋz/us
/ˈfɝː.nɪ.ʃɪŋz/
the furniture, curtains, and other decorations in a room ...
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(Definition ofhouseholdandfurnishingsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhousehold furnishings

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It clings to people's clothing and theirhouseholdfurnishings.
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Under the existing scheme applications for utility furniture andhouseholdfurnishingsfrom married people setting up home for the first time are favourably considered.
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One reason is that as soon as food prices rise the family has to do without those little bits of clothing andhouseholdfurnishings.
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Supplies of utility furniture andhouseholdfurnishingsare in sufficient to allow of the issue of units and dockets until applicants can show reasonable prospects of getting early accommodation.
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It includes mens, womens and childrens clothes and accessories,householdfurnishingsand needlework samplers.
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The building contains a significant collection of medical instruments, books, papers,householdfurnishings, and equipment dating from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century.
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The store sold carpets and oil cloths, among otherhouseholdfurnishings.
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Over 1,000 dolls, 27 dollhouses and 1,200 doll accessories echo in miniature the museums collections of ceramics, furniture and otherhouseholdfurnishings.
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