Definition of hanging

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Hanging (a.) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges..

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Acockbill :: Acockbill (adv.) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor..
Cut-off :: Cut-off (n.) Any device for stopping or changing a current, as of grain or water in a spout..
Parachrose :: Parachrose (a.) Changing color by exposur.
Register :: Register (n.) The correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a design which is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic printing, or in the manufacture of paper hangings. See Register, v. i. 2..
Valance :: Valance (n.) Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor..
Metachrosis :: Metachrosis (n.) The power og changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc..
Conversion :: Conversion (n.) The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change..
Nigrescent :: Nigrescent (a.) Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness.
Set :: Set (a.) Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices..
Drape :: Drape (v. i.) To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc..
Amoeboid :: Amoeboid (a.) Resembling an amoeba; amoeba-shaped; changing in shape like an amoeba.
Camail :: Camail (n.) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece..
Exchanging :: Exchanging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exchang.
Countermarch :: Countermarch (n.) An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank; also, a movement by which the rear rank becomes the front one, either with or without changing the right to the left..
Sponge :: Sponge (v. i.) Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on; as, an idler sponges on his neighbor..
Dosser :: Dosser (n.) A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
Monochord :: Monochord (n.) An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them..
Tufthunting :: Tufthunting (n.) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities..
Diphthongization :: Diphthongization (n.) The act of changing into a diphthong.
Upholsterer :: Upholsterer (n.) One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters..
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