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hanging::noun | Spocien Dictionary

hanging

/'hæŋɪŋ/

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

Type	Words
Synonyms	wall hanging
Type of	ornament, decoration, ornamentation
Has types	tapestry, dossal, dossel, kakemono, lambrequin, arras
Derivation	hang

the cold castle walls were covered with hangings.

hanging

/'hæŋɪŋ/

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait.

hanging

/'hæŋɪŋ/

a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead

Type	Words
Type of	capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution
Derivation	hang

in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment.