Sentence:  There might have been no planking beneath the mould, for all that our feet could feel. It gave under our tread with a spongy, puddingy feel. It covered the deck furniture of the old ship, so that the shape of each article and <WSD>fitment</WSD> was often no more than suggested through it. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An item of permanent furniture or equipment.