Definition of hanging

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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..

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Polymerization :: Polymerization (n.) The act or process of changing to a polymeric form; the condition resulting from such change.
Valance :: Valance (v. t.) To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery.
Perpendicle :: Perpendicle (n.) Something hanging straight down; a plumb line.
Humor :: Humor (n.) Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.
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..
Adipoceration :: Adipoceration (n.) The act or process of changing into adipocere.
Drapery :: Drapery (n.) A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed..
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary..
Underlock :: Underlock (n.) A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.
Reduplication :: Reduplication (n.) The doubling of a stem or syllable (more or less modified), with the effect of changing the time expressed, intensifying the meaning, or making the word more imitative; also, the syllable thus added; as, L. tetuli; poposci..
Set :: Set (a.) Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices..
Lop :: Lop (a.) Hanging down; as, lop ears; -- used also in compound adjectives; as, lopeared; lopsided..
Over :: Over (n.) A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places..
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..
Gallows :: Gallows (n. sing.) A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending anything..
Heugh :: Heugh (n.) A crag; a cliff; a glen with overhanging sides.
Carbonaro :: Carbonaro (n.) A member of a secret political association in Italy, organized in the early part of the nineteenth centry for the purpose of changing the government into a republic..
Damask :: Damask (n.) A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; -- made for furniture covering and hangings.
Reciprocal :: Reciprocal (a.) Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties..
Catenary :: Catenary (n.) The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line..
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