Definition of hanging

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Hanging (n.) Death by suspension; execution by a halter.

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Suspensory :: Suspensory (a.) Suspended; hanging; depending.
Acockbill :: Acockbill (adv.) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor..
Tag :: Tag (n.) Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label..
Hanging :: Hanging (n.) That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To slope down; as, hanging grounds..
Silkworm :: Silkworm (n.) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to..
Diversification :: Diversification (n.) The act of making various, or of changing form or quality..
Meter :: Meter (n.) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it..
Counterchange :: Counterchange (v. t.) To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. See Counterchaged, a., 2..
Overhung :: Overhung (a.) Covered over; ornamented with hangings.
Dependent :: Dependent (a.) Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf..
Upholsterer :: Upholsterer (n.) One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters..
Allochroous :: Allochroous (a.) Changing color.
Busby :: Busby (n.) A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder..
Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.
Pendant :: Pendant (n.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features..
Caprification :: Caprification (n.) The practice of hanging, upon the cultivated fig tree, branches of the wild fig infested with minute hymenopterous insects..
Cut-out :: Cut-out (n.) A species of switch for changing the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit..
Portiere :: Portiere (n.) A curtain hanging across a doorway.
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