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drapery vs furnishing

furnishing vs drapery

drapery and furnishing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drapery Yes No No No
furnishing Yes No No No
As nouns, furnishing is a hypernym of drapery; that is, furnishing is a word with a broader meaning than drapery:
  • drapery: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  • furnishing: (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
Other hypernyms of drapery include blind, screen.
drapery (noun) furnishing (noun)
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) the act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc.
cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
Difference between drapery and furnishing

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