Definition of hanging

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Hanging (n.) The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.

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Parament :: Parament (n.) Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state apartment; rich and elegant robes worn by men of rank; -- chiefly in the plural..
Chromatophore :: Chromatophore (n.) A contractile cell or vesicle containing liquid pigment and capable of changing its form or size, thus causing changes of color in the translucent skin of such animals as possess them. They are highly developed and numerous in the cephalopods..
Acidification :: Acidification (n.) The act or process of acidifying, or changing into an acid..
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..
Scenery :: Scenery (n.) Assemblage of scenes; the paintings and hangings representing the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of the scenes in which the action of a play, poem, etc., is laid; representation of place of action or occurence..
Dependence :: Dependence (n.) The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state..
Hanging :: Hanging (a.) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges..
Undercut :: Undercut (v. t.) To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an overhanging portion..
Movable :: Movable (a.) Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year..
Loof :: Loof (n.) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room..
Set :: Set (a.) Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices..
Cragsman :: Cragsman (n.) One accustomed to climb rocks or crags; esp., one who makes a business of climbing the cliffs overhanging the sea to get the eggs of sea birds or the birds themselves..
Tillandsia :: Tillandsia (n.) A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses..
Drape :: Drape (v. i.) To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc..
Obumbrant :: Obumbrant (a.) Overhanging; as, obumbrant feathers..
Tufthunting :: Tufthunting (n.) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities..
Interchange :: Interchange (n.) The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons..
Swing :: Swing (n.) The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum..
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