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hanging

/'hæŋɪŋ/

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noun
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
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"the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"

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wall hanging

type of:
ornament decoration ornamentation
noun
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
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"there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"

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dangling suspension

type of:
supporting support
noun
a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
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"in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"

type of:
capital punishment death penalty executing execution

Examples of hanging

"the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
"there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
"in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"