Other Definitions
hanging (enc)
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Hanging| Noun | 1. | hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"dossal, dossel - an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel Kakemono - a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom lambrequin - short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing arras, tapestry - a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs | | | 2. | hanging - a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment" | | | 3. | hanging - the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"supporting, support - the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" | |
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