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a tapestry, carpet, or similar object hung against a wall as decoration; arras.[1895-1900]
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wall hanging — wall ,hanging noun count a large piece of cloth that you can hang on a wall as a decoration … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wall hanging — wall′ hang ing n. fia fur a tapestry, carpet, or similar object hung against a wall as decoration; arras • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
wall-hanging — /ˈwɔl hæŋɪŋ/ (say wawl hanging) noun a decorative fabric artefact, hanging from a wall, as a tapestry, weaving, cloth collage, etc …
wall hanging — noun decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window the cold castle walls were covered with hangings • Syn: ↑hanging • Derivationally related forms: ↑hang (for: ↑hanging) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Stoke Edith Wall Hanging — Elegant people walking in an early eighteenth century garden are depicted in this beautiful embroidered wall hanging. made in 1710 20 this is the larger of two such works which originally hung at Stoke Edith in Herefordshire. The house was built… … Wikipedia
hanging — hang|ing [ˈhæŋıŋ] n 1.) [U and C] the act of killing someone by putting a rope around their neck and dropping them, used as a punishment ▪ public hangings ▪ people who believe that bringing back hanging will reduce the amount of crime 2.) a large … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hanging wall — Hanging Hang ing, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. What a hanging face! Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. [1913 Webster] 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hanging — Hang ing, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. What a hanging face! Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. [1913 Webster] 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hanging compass — Hanging Hang ing, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. What a hanging face! Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. [1913 Webster] 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hanging garden — Hanging Hang ing, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. What a hanging face! Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. [1913 Webster] 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
